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Tag: Ireland

Wayward walrus winds up in Ireland after long detour from Arctic

March 15, 2021

A lucky Alan Houlihan and his five-year-old daughter, Muireann, were the first to enjoy the incredibly rare sight of an Arctic walrus lounging on a rock…

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European eels make epic journey of 2,000 kilometres across North Atlantic sea

April 30, 2019

Researchers have known for more than a century that European eels have a unique life story that takes them thousands of kilometres away from…

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Meatless (Fishless) Monday: Man bitten by shark while fishing

September 3, 2018

A fisherman from Belfast was bitten by a shark on his lower arms causing a serious injury while he was deep-sea angling off the…

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Wednesday Zen Moment: Elephant pool party keeps things cool at Dublin Zoo

June 27, 2018

What’s summer without a dip in the pool? For this group of Asian elephants at the Dublin Zoo, it really is everything. Especially as…

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Killer whale known as “Dopey Dick” makes waves 40 years later off Scotland

April 4, 2016

Dopey Dick gained his unflattering name almost four decades ago when the killer whale swam upriver into a Northern Irish city seemingly in pursuit…

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Donkey “smiles” after rescue from flooding in Ireland

December 9, 2015

When floodwaters rose in Ireland, locals rushed to rescue a surely doomed donkey. The mule was left stranded in surging water Kilorglinon Sunday. A code red emergency…

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Barking news: DOGTV makes leaps and bounds into Europe

October 17, 2014

The world’s first television channel meant for dogs, not their owners, will soon broadcast in Germany, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DOGTV  deal with Deutsch Telecom…

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Strike for workers at world’s largest donkey sanctuary

May 19, 2014

Workers at the world’s largest donkey and mule charity based in Ireland are going on strike. Staff at the Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarroll, Co…

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And another win for cats. Irish cat adopts ducklings

May 19, 2014

It’s been a good week for cats. First, Tara, the heroic cat, saved four-year-old Jeremy Triantafilo after a dog attacked him. Tara rushed the…

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Terrifying huge German rats with inch long fangs on way to Britain

March 30, 2014

These scary rats have already overrun the German town of Halle terrifying residents. Now they are on the verge of moving over to Ireland,…

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