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RTÉ Eye on Nature Photography Competition – Finalists Announced Media Centre Pictured: Two starlings (Druid, Sturnus vulgaris), by Derek Griffin, Portarlington, Co. Laois (Merit Board Runner-up) SEE: Online gallery of finalists and runners up: rte.ie/eyeonnature RTÉ and the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland with the Office of Public Works present the final 12 chosen images in the Eye on Nature – Ireland’s national wildlife photography – competition. An online gallery featuring the 12 finalists’ photographs along with a further eight runner-up images is launched today. Derek Mooney will be live in the RTÉ Cork studio with Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó’ Sé this afternoon to talk about a selection of the finalists’ photos and he will give further details on the online gallery. This year’s competition was launched in January 2022 on Mooney Goes Wild on RTÉ Radio 1 and Today on RTÉ One and celebrates the flora and fauna of our island. It received an overwhelming response with more than 3,000 entries. The judging panel are Dr Matthew Jebb (Director, National Botanic Gardens), Anne Sommerfield (award-winning filmmaker) and Mike Brown (award-winning wildlife photographer.) They narrowed 100 photos down to the final 12 images. These photographs represent the rich natural heritage that Ireland has to offer, showcasing our island’s biodiversity. Derek Mooney said: “Most of us only ever catch a fleeting glimpse of wildlife. The beauty of these twelve finalists’ photographs is that they enable us to enjoy that moment over and over.” The 12 finalists and the three judges will be interviewed this Monday 25 April, on Mooney Goes Wild on RTÉ Radio 1. Find out how they got their perfect ‘shot’, the type of camera they used, the time of day they took the picture, and how much effort went into capturing the image of their chosen subject. On next Wednesday’s Today show, 27 April, Derek Mooney will be in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland along with the 12 finalists. Viewers will see the images displayed in the gardens. The winner will be announced live during that show and the winning photographer will be presented with the Eye on Nature trophy and a prize of €1,000. In the coming months, the exhibition will travel to other Office of Public Works sites across the country. Tune in to Today this afternoon to hear more about the online gallery of finalists and runners up. The overall winner of the photography competition will be announced on next Wednesday’s show. For more see rte.ie/eyeonnature The 12 Finalists - Red squirrel (Lora rua, Sciurus vulgaris) – Jimmy Mc Donnell, Newcastle Co. Wicklow - Badger (Broc, Meles meles) – Tristan Bane, Ards Peninsula, Co. Down. (originally from Belturbet Co Cavan) – made the final 12 in 2021 competition also. - Red squirrel (Lora rua, Sciurus vulgaris) – Declan Roche, Ballyfin, Co. Laois (from Wexford) - Multiple mating frogs (Loscán, Rana temporaria) – Paddy Tubbritt, Avondale, Waterford City - Red Stag (Fia rua, Cervus elaphus) – Peter O’Toole, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry - Mute Swan (Eala bhalbh, Cygnus olor) – Sue Butler, Bushy Park Dublin - Two Red squirrels (Lora rua, Sciurus vulgaris) – Michael Allen, Kildanogue Woods, Co. Tipperary - Black-headed Gulls (Sléibhín, Larus ridibundus) – Davor Goll, Poppintree Park, Dublin - Cormorant with brown trout (Broigheall, Phalacrocorax carbo; Eascann, Anquilla anquilla) – Philip Duke, River Dodder, Rathfarnham, Dublin - Hare (Giorria, Lepus timidus) – Stephen Dunbar, Glenwherry, Co. Antrim - Red stag (Fia rua, Cervus elaphus) – Karol Waszkiewicz, Lough Leane, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry - Fox (Sionnach, Vulpes vulpes) – Michael Crowley, Fermoy, Co. Cork Merit Board Runners-up - Puffin (Puifín, Fratercula arctica) – Christine Taylor, Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford - Bar-tailed godwit (Guilbneach stríocearrach, Limosa lapponica) – John Murphy, Carne, Co. Wexford - Damselfly (Béchuil, Pyrrhosoma nymphula) – Robbie O’ Leary, National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, Co. Wicklow - Rock Pipit (Riabhóg Chladaigh, Anthus petrosus) – Gerry Butler, Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford - Pine Marten (Cat Crainn, Martes martes) – David O’ Brien, Ballyfin, Co. Laois - Two starlings (Druid, Sturnus vulgaris) – Derek Griffin, Portarlington, Co. Laois - Little Grebe (Spágaire tonn, Tachybaptus ruficollis) – Philip Evans, Lough Corrib, Knockferry, Co. Galway - Black-headed Gull (Sléibhín, Larus ridibundus) – Allan Lynch, Rossmore Pier, Co. Galway
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Buaiteoir Chomórtas Grianghrafadóireachta Eye on Nature de chuid RTÉ Fógartha By RTÉ Lárionad Meán Cumarsáide RTÉ Iora Rua (Sciurus vulgaris) – Jimmy Mc Donnell, Co. Chill Mhantáin Gailearaí ar líne de na hiomaitheoirí sa bhabhta ceannais agus de na daoine a fuair duaiseanna tánaisteacha: rte.ie/eyeonnature Tá sé díreach fógartha gurb é an íomhá fíorálainn d’Iora Rua (Sciurus vulgaris) a ghlac Jimmy McDonnell as an gCaisleán Nua, Co. Chill Mhantáin a bhain an chéad áit amach i gcomórtas grianghrafadóireachta fiadhúlra RTÉ, Eye on Nature. Sheol RTÉ agus lucht Garraithe Náisiúnta Lus na hÉireann, i dteannta Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí, comórtas na bliana seo i mí Eanáir 2022 ar Mooney Goes Wild ar RTÉ Radio 1 agus ar Today ar RTÉ One. Bhí Derek Mooney, an láithreoir RTÉ, i nGarraithe Náisiúnta na Lus i nGlas Naíon, Baile Átha Cliath chun an buaiteoir foriomlán a fhógairt. Tháinig an 12 iomaitheoir a bhí i mbabhta ceannais an chomórtais le chéile níos luaithe inniu i nGarraithe Náisiúnta na Lus, áit a raibh deis acu a n-íomhá a fheiceáil ar taispeáint ar scála mór. Le linn sheó Today ar RTÉ One tráthnóna, labhair Derek le gach iomaitheoir sa bhabhta ceannais faoin íomhá a ghlac sé agus faoin mbealach ar ghlac sé í. Ar an bpainéal moltóireachta, bhí an Dr Matthew Jebb (Stiúrthóir, Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus), Anne Sommerfield (déantóir scannán a bhfuil gradam buaite aici) agus Mike Brown (grianghrafadóir fiadhúlra a bhfuil gradam buaite aige.) Déantar flóra agus fána an oileáin seo a cheiliúradh leis an gcomórtas seo. Chuir go leor isteach ar an gcomórtas agus fuarthas níos mó ná 3,000 iarratas. Roghnaigh na moltóirí an 12 íomhá a bhí sa bhabhta ceannais as 100 grianghraf, sular roghnaigh siad an íomhá a thug léi an chéad duais. Is léargas iad na grianghraif seo ar fad ar oidhreacht nádúrtha iontach na hÉireann, ina gcuirtear bithéagsúlacht an oileáin seo os comhair an phobail. Tar éis dóibh próiseas crua roghnúcháin a chur i gcrích, roghnaigh na moltóirí íomhá Jimmy ina híomhá a ghnóthaigh an bua foriomlán, mar go bhfuil ‘an meascán is fearr den ealaín agus de theicníc’ inti. Ó thaobh teicníce de, tógadh go maith í, ach tá cuma na healaíne uirthi freisin. Tréith phéintéiriúil, d’fhéadfá a rá.’ Dúirt an Dr Matthew Jebb, Stiúrthóir, Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus, “Is é an staidiúir é. Tá an-chuid spioraid san iora rua sin, agus tá dathanna áille ann, tá an grianghraf grinn, tá comhdhéanamh maith ann. Tá gach rud a theastaíonn i ngrianghraf maith ann.” Is éard a dúirt Jimmy Mc Donnell nuair a fógraíodh gurbh é féin an grianghrafadóir a raibh an bua aige: “Tá lúcháir orm. Bhí lá den scoth agam, agus bhí sé ar fheabhas ar fad a bheith ag labhairt leis na grianghrafadóirí eile ar fad. Tá ríméad an tsaoil orm. Is é seo an chéad chomórtas ar chuir mé isteach air riamh, agus mar sin tá mé iontach sásta go deo.” D’inis Jimmy do Derek gur ghlac sé a íomhá “i gcoillearnach gar don bhaile maidin fhionnuar i mí Aibreáin, agus i ndáiríre, caithfidh mé buíochas a ghabháil leis an iora rua as an ngotha sin a chur air féin, mar gurb é an staidiúir sin is tábhachtaí, agus an solas álainn sa chúlra leis. Bronnadh trófaí Eye on Nature de chuid RTÉ agus duais €1,000 ar Jimmy. Seoladh gailearaí ar líne an tseachtain seo caite ar rte.ie/eyeonnature, ar a bhfuil grianghraif an 12 iomaitheoir ón mbabhta ceannais le feiceáil, mar aon le 8 íomhá eile le hiomaitheoirí a bhí ar an ngearrliosta. Beidh íomhánna an 12 iomaitheoir sa bhabhta ceannais ar taispeáint i nGlas Naíon go dtí an 5 Meitheamh. Aistreofar go Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath ansin iad, áit a mbeidh an 12 íomhá ó bhabhta ceannais chomórtas na bliana seo ar taispeáint in éineacht leis an 12 íomhá a bhí sa bhabhta ceannais de chomórtas na bliana 2021. Sna míonna atá amach romhainn, cuirfear an taispeántas ar siúl ar láithreacha eile de chuid Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí ar fud na tíre, lena n-áirítear Caisleán Phort Omna agus Caisleán Bhaile Átha an Rí. Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil téigh chuig rte.ie/eyeonnature