A dolphin has been rescued during a weekend operation in north Sligo.
The alarm was raised on Saturday by Lisa Lomax over what appeared to be a distressed dolphin which was discovered on the shoreline in Mullaghmore.
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Ms Long contacted the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group were involved in the operation.
Within 40 minutes, the dolphin was back swimming in the sea.
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Once the dolphin was re-floated and swam towards open water, it was not seen again.
A follow-up check of the local coastline on Sunday found no further stranded dolphins.
