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Fungie the dolphin is missing - Or is he?

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    #92
    Dempo1
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    Igotadose wrote: »
    Still on the hunt for Fungie. Using sonar, woo. And, no luck.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1018/1172258-fungie-search-latest/

    So the whistling and screaming like banshee"s didn't work? :)

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #93
    Quantum Erasure
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    Breaking News! Search for Fungie called off

    ''After an extensive search today joined by Mallow Search and rescue Divers, Dingle coast and cliff & Dingle Dolphin Tour boats along with other vessels ,unfortunately we have no news of Fungies whereabouts.

    ''At this stage we are calling off the search in the hopes that Fungie has just gone off on an adventure and if he so chooses will one day return to us.

    ''We can’t thank Mallow Search and Rescue enough for trying to locate our dear friend and as they say no news is good news.

    ''Wherever you are my friend I hope you are safe and happy and thank you for all the years of joy you have brought to so many people.''


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    #94
    Stihl waters
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    So they're looking for a dolphin in the water, how much is that costing the taxpayers, will they need to find a body or will the search continue indefinitely


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    #95
    murpho999
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    Stihl waters wrote: »
    So they're looking for a dolphin in the water, how much is that costing the taxpayers, will they need to find a body or will the search continue indefinitely

    Whatever about trying to find him, which I think is crazy as it's a wild animal but why do you think it's costing the taxpayer anything.

    Volunteers?


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    #96
    dirtyden
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    Stihl waters wrote: »
    So they're looking for a dolphin in the water, how much is that costing the taxpayers, will they need to find a body or will the search continue indefinitely

    Fungie has made an enormous contribution to the tax take over the years.

    He has brought a lot of joy and fun to many kids. I hope he makes his way back.


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    #97
    punisher5112
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    Buy a new one!!!!


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    #98
    Stihl waters
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    Whatever about trying to find him, which I think is crazy as it's a wild animal but why do you think it's costing the taxpayer anything.

    Volunteers?

    It said thanks to mallow search and rescue, I assume their equipment isn't free to maintain and run


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    #99
    Stihl waters
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    dirtyden wrote: »
    Fungie has made an enormous contribution to the tax take over the years.

    He has brought a lot of joy and fun to many kids. I hope he makes his way back.

    Fair enough I can understand where you're coming from but sending search and rescue to look for a dolphin in the ocean seems a little ott, I think we can assume if he doesn't come back hes either dead or moved house,he may be part of the dingle community but hes still a wild animal not owned by anyone


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    #100
    John_Rambo
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    Stihl waters wrote: »
    So they're looking for a dolphin in the water, how much is that costing the taxpayers, will they need to find a body or will the search continue indefinitely

    Yeah, the goberment are paying private divers & boat owners to look for a bleeding fish!!! Whadaboudehomeless?


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    #101
    Stihl waters
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    John_Rambo wrote: »
    Yeah, the goberment are paying private divers & boat owners to look for a bleeding fish!!! Whadaboudehomeless?

    Whatabodthehomeless John?


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    #102
    dirtyden
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    Stihl waters wrote: »
    Fair enough I can understand where you're coming from but sending search and rescue to look for a dolphin in the ocean seems a little ott, I think we can assume if he doesn't come back hes either dead or moved house,he may be part of the dingle community but hes still a wild animal not owned by anyone

    Yeah, very true. If he has decided to head out to deeper waters, so be it.

    Given the part he has played in the history of Dingle I see no harm in searching for him though, as long as it’s not taking resources from elsewhere.


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    #103
    Stihl waters
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    dirtyden wrote: »
    Yeah, very true. If he has decided to head out to deeper waters, so be it.

    Given the part he has played in the history of Dingle I see no harm in searching for him though, as long as it’s not taking resources from elsewhere.

    I fully agree, I hope hes ok, he could be gone south to warmer waters for the winter :D


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    #104
    John_Rambo
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    dirtyden wrote: »
    Yeah, very true. If he has decided to head out to deeper waters, so be it.

    Given the part he has played in the history of Dingle I see no harm in searching for him though, as long as it’s not taking resources from elsewhere.

    100% This is like a safari loosing a lion. All efforts will be made by vested interested and concerned parties to see what happened to Fungie. If the animal has passed it's a sad time for the country at a bad time.


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    #105
    Mules
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    It makes no sense that he'd suddenly take off after being there for 30/ 40 odd years. Maybe he died of old age.


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    #106
    whisky_galore
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    Quantum Erasure wrote: »


    ''Fungie has just gone off on an adventure"

    Gone to live on a farm?


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    #107
    Mules
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Gone to live on a farm?

    It has that vibe about it alright. They called it off very suddenly too


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    #108
    murpho999
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    Stihl waters wrote: »
    It said thanks to mallow search and rescue, I assume their equipment isn't free to maintain and run

    Yes but they're a charity and they're not a government agency.

    Either way, it's just some fuel costs. Not exactly extravagant.

    I don't understand why you'd even worry about it.


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    #109
    mloc123
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    I don't get why they are out searching for him... he isn't a fisherman on a life raft, he is a dolphin. If he is not dead, surely he will swim back in a few days.


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    #110
    murpho999
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    Mules wrote: »
    It makes no sense that he'd suddenly take off after being there for 30/ 40 odd years. Maybe he died of old age.

    It made no sense that he came in to the bay and stayed either.


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    #111
    Mules
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    It made no sense that he came in to the bay and stayed either.

    Apparently he didn't like other dolphins. Maybe he decided he liked humans. Humans brought him food too so maybe that's another reason he hung around.


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    #112
    Stihl waters
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Yes but they're a charity and they're not a government agency.

    Either way, it's just some fuel costs. Not exactly extravagant.

    I don't understand why you'd even worry about it.

    Very true, my bad everyone, I hope he comes back ✌


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    #113
    JacksonHeightsOwn
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    Mules wrote: »
    Apparently he didn't like other dolphins. Maybe he decided he liked humans. Humans brought him food too so maybe that's another reason he hung around.

    Humans didn't bring him food you eejit, he stayed in the bay because its full of fish and he had the whole "crop" to himself.

    He's not a caged animal in a zoo......


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    #114
    Mules
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    I don't get why they are out searching for him... he isn't a fisherman on a life raft, he is a dolphin. If he is not dead, surely he will swim back in a few days.

    I suppose people are fond of him. He's a big deal for local business people too. You can see why they'd be worried.


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    #115
    Mules
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    chrisbonnie wrote: »
    Humans didn't bring him food you eejit, he stayed in the bay because its full of fish and he had the whole "crop" to himself.

    He's not a caged animal in a zoo......

    How do you know people didn't being him food. Isn't that how they get dolphins and whales to follow boats.


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    #116
    John_Rambo
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    Mules wrote: »
    How do you know people didn't being him food. Isn't that how they get dolphins and whales to follow boats.

    People can now "feed" whales with tonnes of plankton. Is this a joke?


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    #117
    punisher5112
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    Ace Ventura will sort it....


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    #118
    Mules
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    John_Rambo wrote: »
    People can now "feed" whales with tonnes of plankton. Is this a joke?

    Eh they eat things other than plankton....
    I suppose you've never watched wildlife programmes when they throw fish in to the water to whales/dolphins/sharks?:rolleyes:
    The clue is, they actually do it to get the animal to follow the boat... Of course dolphins only eat plankton so what do those people know..:cool:


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    #119
    whisky_galore
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    Mules wrote: »
    Eh they eat things other than plankton....
    I suppose you've never watched wildlife programmes when they throw fish in to the water to whales/dolphins/sharks?:rolleyes:
    The clue is, they actually do it to get the animal to follow the boat... Of course dolphins only eat plankton so what do those people know..

    Some species of whale eat plankton, some don't .


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    #120
    punisher5112
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    He is in the back room of Moe's tavern ...


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    #121
    Mules
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Some species of whale eat plankton, some don't .

    I'm not the one who claimed they only ate plankton. I'm sure they eat a load of stuff if it gets handed to them.


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