Created by Independent Pictures Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes | No. of series 16 | |
Presented by Ronan Clarke (until 2007)Helen CarrollDarragh McCulloughElla McSweeneyMaeve Dineen(until February 2008)Mairead McGuinness(until 2004) |
Ear to the Ground is a weekly television programme broadcast on Ireland's RTÉ One on Thursday evenings at 20:30. It consists of reports about rural, countryside and environmental issues. Currently in its sixteenth season, it is produced by Independent Pictures and presented by Ella McSweeney, Darragh McCullough and Helen Carroll. Previous presenters include Maeve Dineen, who left after the fifteenth season and the long-running Mairead McGuinness, who later became a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael. The show is repeated on RTÉ One after the lunchtime news each Sunday.
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