Stranded whale successfully refloated off Kerry beach

The whale that got stranded on Inch beach in Co Kerry this morning has been successfully refloated.

It has now rejoined its pod further out in Dingle bay.

Volunteers had been keeping the pilot bull whale wet and protecting it from the elements as experts set up a special pontoon to get it back into the sea during high tide.

The giant mammal was lifted onto the pontoon by rescuers, with the help of locals and tourists, and towed out to sea until it had recovered enough to swim off on its own.