Geocaching in Ireland on RTÉ

[+dino-irl]

A couple of weeks ago myself and three other Irish cachers had the pleasure of being filmed for an Irish programme called Nationwide. The piece was broadcast this evening and the results can be viewed here:

 

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0221/nationwide.html

 

Nationwide broadcasts at peak-time (7pm) on the main national channel (RTÉ1) so as you can imagine we're already experiencing a lot of interest on the Geocaching Ireland website and forum

[+FollowMeChaps]

Good one dino_irl, a really great summary. I was most surprised to hear how few geocachers you have over there. I came on a day trip to Dublin last year and had great fun with the caches, and the people. Hope to be back soon.

 

Keep up the good work and happy caching!

[+scottpa100]

Ta for the link, a good article. Its surprising when you forget how long and how many caches you've done - how to a muggle who it does not even use the internet must find the concept mind blowing!! You can tell that RTE were considering that - a nice steady pace to the article.

 

Scott

[+Jaz666]

Well done guys.

Nice to see you went for the tried and tested method of finding your own cache for the camera

[+dino-irl]

Well done guys.

Nice to see you went for the tried and tested method of finding your own cache for the camera

 

Had to make sure we could find it

 

If you look very carefully though you may notice that I was logged in as my alter-ego and that the cache setter just happens to have a very similar name to mine

[+Woodbury Walker]

That was excellent programme. Makes me want to come over and cache in your country!

 

Very well done guys.

 

[+Bob Smith]

Great clip.

 

But was that a dry stone wall?

And chocolate in the cache

 

Bob S

[woolsox]

Thank you for the posting. I very much enjoyed the video. We cached in Scotland in 2002, and are looking forward to a trip to Ireland in 2007.

[+dino-irl]

Great clip.

 

But was that a dry stone wall?

And chocolate in the cache

 

Bob S

Thanks.

 

No (specifically mentions that it's not in the dialogue)

 

and No (no idea where you picked that idea up from!)

[+Bob Smith]

Listened again and

 

Didn't hear any specific comment about dry stone wall, just one about tumbledown cottage and sensitive places.

 

Oh dear I misheard trumpet as chocolate

 

Still an excellent clip.

 

Bob S

[+scottpa100]

 

Oh dear I misheard trumpet as chocolate

 

Bob S

 

Thing is though, in the clip she blew on the trumpet!! Bring a whole new thought to the phrase 'toot sweets'!!

[+dino-irl]

Listened again and

 

Didn't hear any specific comment about dry stone wall, just one about tumbledown cottage and sensitive places.

Well it didn't specifically mention DSWs but it's pretty clear that the cache is located in the wall of the old cottage. We went to a lot of effort with the film crew to emphasise the low impact of caching but maybe we didn't get the message across 100%

 

Oh dear I misheard trumpet as chocolate

Dodgy accents abound in that programme

 

Still an excellent clip.

Thanks again. It's producing a lot of interest in the website and forum on GeocachingIreland.com and we've at least one new convert already - on one of my caches coincidentally

[+BeetleDuo]

Just got back from a break with family in Wexford and saw the program - well done! The day before the program we were telling our family/friends what we were doing going out early in the morning (we were caching of course) and we were quizzed up no end that night all about it. Though it was grand that they remembered it and to bother to watch the report. All added to a fun night telling various tales of Uk caches and trying to "boast" about Europe's First (GC43) and our new find in Inistioge (GCQ3VH). Wexford it not a cache rich area so I guess we will have to move off the East Coast next time although we came down through Carlow to drop in a TB. Well done again!