+dino-irl Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment
+FollowMeChaps Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment
+scottpa100 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment
+Jaz666 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Well done guys. Nice to see you went for the tried and tested method of finding your own cache for the camera Quote Link to comment
+dino-irl Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment
+Woodbury Walker Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 That was excellent programme. Makes me want to come over and cache in your country! Very well done guys. Quote Link to comment
+Bob Smith Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Great clip. But was that a dry stone wall? And chocolate in the cache Bob S Quote Link to comment
woolsox Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment
+dino-irl Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 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!) Quote Link to comment
+Bob Smith Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment
+scottpa100 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 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'!! Quote Link to comment
+dino-irl Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment
+BeetleDuo Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment
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