Two dolphins who've been stranded in Sneem for the past 12 days, have been rescued and released back into the sea.
The two Common Dolphins - a mother and baby - had become stranded in a pool at the entrance to Garnish Sound.
Unlike other species of dolphin, Common Dolphins are reluctant to swim through channels to get back out to sea.
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Concern for the creatures was growing throughout the week, but several efforts to rescue them failed.
However, a co-ordinated rescue effort, involving local boatmen Noel Donnelly, Paddy Casey and John Hurley - as well as Lucy Hunt from Sea Synergy - was finally successful.
Vincent Hyland from Wild Derrynane describes the moment :
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