LARGE NUMBERS VIEW DEAD WHALE OFF OMEY ISLAND

Date Published: 29-Dec-2011

Plans are being made for the removal of the whale which died after being beached at Omey Island in west Connemara

Large numbers of people have gone out to Omey to view the very large mammal

Officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Galway county council and the Irish Whale and Dolphin society are planning the difficult operation to remove it