Niall Hatch
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1,514 appearances
30 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 6d ago
Niall Hatch’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 30 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.
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Um with so much more moisture being carried right across the island.
Uh surely that's really affected uh water flow and rivers and and all sorts of rainfall patterns.
Absolutely.
For links to to to thrive in Ireland to be able to do that work, it also would require very large areas of habitat where it can get about its business and do its thing.
And Ireland, because our hab habitats here tend to be so fragmented, there is still a job of work to be done to make sure that that would be viable.
Can you hear that?
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That's the unmistakable sound of a woodpecker drumming on a tree.
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Not so long ago, that was a sound you simply wouldn't have heard in Ireland.
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Woodpeckers were absent for centuries, but the great spotted woodpecker has quietly returned and is now spreading across the country, I'm glad to say, turning up in woodlands, parks and even back gardens.
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One of our listeners, George, has captured some wonderful footage near Castle Espy.
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showing an adult bird feeding its youngster.
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It's a fascinating glimpse into the lives of species whose return has become one of the great success stories of Irish wildlife.
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And it had nothing to do with humans.
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They came here of their own volition.
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Anyway, we spoke with them earlier.
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Hello, George.
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Yes.
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Hi, it's Derek Mooney here from RTÉ Radio.
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How are you?
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I am not too bad.
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