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  • Dr. Matthew Jebb is back... it’s about lime!

    Dr. Matthew Jebb is back... it’s about lime!
    Feb 9 2026
    Derek, Richard, Eanna and Niall are joined by recently retired Director of the National Botanic Gardens, for a panel discussion about Lime trees: their characteristics, their ecology and their place in the Irish landscape...
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    5 Min.
  • Designated deer: Sika added to the list of EU invasive alien species

    Designated deer: Sika added to the list of EU invasive alien species
    Feb 9 2026
    The EU has added Sika deer to the list of invasive alien species of concern in Ireland. But what does this mean in practice for deer management here? Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission joins us on tonight’s programme to tell us more...
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    15 Min.
  • Biophilia at the Bots

    Biophilia at the Bots
    Feb 9 2026
    "Biophilia", or "love of life", is used to describe the innate tendency of humans to connect with nature. At the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, guide Eoin O’Reilly organised a tour entitled Biophilia. We sent Terry Flanagan and Richard Collins along to learn more...
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    19 Min.
  • Ancient shamrock at the Trinity College Herbarium

    Ancient shamrock at the Trinity College Herbarium
    Feb 9 2026
    Dr. Peter Moonlight is the Curator of the Herbarium at Trinity College Dublin's School of Botany, which holds half a million dried plant specimens, including possibly the world’s oldest shamrock specimen! Who else would we send to chat to Peter about all of this but our resident botanist Éanna Ní Lamhna?
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    10 Min.
  • The Great Big Garden Birdwatch

    The Great Big Garden Birdwatch
    Feb 2 2026
    Throughout the day on RTÉ Radio 1, as part of our celebration of RTÉ 100 (marking 100 years of radio in Ireland), we have been discussing the comings and goings of the various different birds visiting Jim Wilson’s bird tables and bird feeders...
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    13 Min.
  • The Importance Of Biological Recording

    The Importance Of Biological Recording
    Feb 2 2026
    Terry Flanagan visits Éanna ní Lamhna in her garden in Terenure, Dublin, to chat about Éanna’s time working as a wildlife recorder in An Foras Forbatha and the importance of "citizen science" projects...
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    16 Min.
  • What On Earth Is "Biophilia"?

    What On Earth Is "Biophilia"?
    Feb 2 2026
    Naturalist, broadcaster, author and wildlife photographer Eric Dempsey explains in a special reflection why immersion in the natural world plays such an important role in the maintenance and improvement of both mental and physical health...
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    8 Min.
  • The Robins Of Richie Ryan

    The Robins Of Richie Ryan
    Feb 2 2026
    Jim Wilson introduces us to his neighbour, retired naval officer Richie Ryan, who has become famous on social media for his charming videos of wild Robins feeding from his hand...
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    11 Min.