Hope fades in search for missing Fungie

Dr Kevin Flannery, marine biologist and director of Oceanworld in Dingle, expressed hope that Fungie was still alive.  Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Hope is fading in the search for missing Fungie, the celebrity dolphin that transformed the economic life of the south west of the country for over four decades.

Boats and a team of divers have been searching for Fungie after he disappeared off the coast of Co Kerry more than a week ago.