Friendly dolphin spotted off Cork coast isn't Fungie, researchers say

Observers thought they might have found the missing bottlenose when a solitary dolphin was seen following a boat some 48km south of the Old Head of Kinsale 

Videos captured over the weekend led some people to wonder whether Fungie may have relocated from Dingle in Kerry to Kinsale in Cork. File Picture: Sean Manion/RollingNews.ie

A friendly dolphin spotted off the Kinsale coast over the last few days is not Fungie, marine biologists have said.

The Ocean Research and Conservation Association (OCRA) say they have analysed the markings on the dolphin using special imaging technology, and have concluded that Fungie hasn’t controversially relocated from Kerry to Cork.