Dwarf sperm whale in Cork the first to be seen in Ireland

Warmer waters linked to climate change may have been the reason the whale was off the Irish coast

A dwarf sperm whale like the one found in Co Cork. Picture: Irish Whale and Dolphin Group

A new species of whale to Ireland has been confirmed after a dwarf sperm whale was spotted in Co Cork earlier this month.

The whale was later found to have died but the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) stated that the species has previously never been recorded here.