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  • Grey Squirrels In Ireland: How Did They Get Here?

    Grey Squirrels In Ireland: How Did They Get Here?
    Mar 2 2026
    Grey Squirrels, introduced to Ireland in the early 1900s, are now widespread and have impacted the population of native Red Squirrels. They are long believed to descend from a dozen released in Longford in 1911. Our panel discusses whether later deliberate or accidental introductions also added to their numbers and genetics...
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    5 min
  • E-mails From Listeners

    E-mails From Listeners
    Mar 2 2026
    Tonight our experts respond to some of your e-mails and queries about ducks in California, Woodpeckers in Cavan, Buzzards in Waterford and the life span of garden birds, including Robins...
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    14 min
  • Terry Goes On A Wild Goose Chase In Co. Wicklow

    Terry Goes On A Wild Goose Chase In Co. Wicklow
    Mar 2 2026
    Derek Mulrooney, greenkeeper at Druids Glen, Wicklow, reports a gaggle of Greylag Geese returning after food was put out for ducks. He wonders if they’re from the original flock and how they knew food was back. To investigate, Terry Flanagan visits the course as the panellists consider possible explanations...
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    14 min
  • Keeping Track Of Ireland’s Squirrels And Pine Martens... And You Can Help!

    Keeping Track Of Ireland’s Squirrels And Pine Martens... And You Can Help!
    Mar 2 2026
    Grey Squirrels introduced in 1911 have impacted Ireland’s Red Squirrels, but the Reds are now rebounding due to increased Pine Marten numbers. The 2026 All-Ireland Squirrel and Pine Marten Survey has been launched, and Colin Lawton, Ecology Lecturer at the University of Galway, joins the programme to explain the project...
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    19 min
  • Looking Forward To Nature Nights Live On RTÉ Radio 1

    Looking Forward To Nature Nights Live On RTÉ Radio 1
    Mar 2 2026
    Nature Nights Live returns to RTÉ Radio 1 from March 9th–13th, at 10–11pm, in partnership with the Tree Council of Ireland for National Tree Week. The programme will share event updates, celebrate native trees and nocturnal wildlife, feature expert guests, and invite listeners to ask questions and share sightings.
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    1 min
  • Woodpeckers And Electricity Don’t Mix

    Woodpeckers And Electricity Don’t Mix
    Feb 23 2026
    Residents in parts of Co. Clare have been suffering a spate of power outages. The culprit: recently arrived Great Spotted Woodpeckers that have been excavating holes in wooden electricity poles, causing some of them to weaken and then snap in bad weather, bringing the power lines down with them. Derek and the panel discuss this unusual problem...
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    16 min
  • Naturescapes: Getting A Helping Hand From The Natural World

    Naturescapes: Getting A Helping Hand From The Natural World
    Feb 23 2026
    Naturescapes is a European project using nature-based solutions at landscape scale to tackle socio-economic challenges, boost biodiversity and address climate change. Along the River Dodder, innovations like pocket forests are underway. Terry Flanagan met Mairéad O’Donnell of Trinity College Dublin to learn more...
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    11 min
  • Have You Been Feeling Under The (Extraordinarily Wet) Weather Lately?

    Have You Been Feeling Under The (Extraordinarily Wet) Weather Lately?
    Feb 23 2026
    Recent weeks have seen severe, localised flooding across Ireland, especially in counties Wicklow, Wexford and Dublin. Yet, as Éanna notes, Met Éireann says it was only the wettest January since 2018. Our panel discusses climate change, extreme weather and nature-based flood solutions...
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    5 min