After fifteen years circumnavigating Ireland monitoring marine wildlife the iconic research vessel 'Celtic Mist', the yacht once owned by Charles Haughey, will retire from service. The 17-metre yacht was donated to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group by the Haughey family in 2011 and in the intervening years has surveyed more than 100,000 km of Irish inshore and offshore waters.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2026 10:00 UTC