Watch: North Atlantic right whale seen off Ireland for first time in 114 years

A North Atlantic right whale seen off Ireland for first time in more than a century. Picture: Adrian Maguire/Guardian

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the coast of Ireland for the first time in more than a century.

Holidaymaker Adrian Maguire, from Co Tyrone, glimpsed the large, dark body of the whale on the surface of the water while out fishing for mackerel.