Paddy Woodworth
@paddywoodworth.bsky.social
Author, broadcaster, journalist, tour guide
i’m delighted to have broadcast about Mark Cocker’s remarkable 'One Midsummer's Day:
Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth' book on RTE lyric fm ‘s CultureFilePod. You can hear the clip on the Naturalist's Bookshelf segment at 22.50 mins iin.
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Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth' book on RTE lyric fm ‘s CultureFilePod. You can hear the clip on the Naturalist's Bookshelf segment at 22.50 mins iin.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
i’m delighted to have broadcast about Mark Cocker’s remarkable 'One Midsummer's Day:
Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth' book on RTE lyric fm ‘s CultureFilePod. You can hear the clip on the Naturalist's Bookshelf segment at 22.50 mins iin.
lnkd.in/eUKYkVbx @irishrainforest.bsky.social
Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth' book on RTE lyric fm ‘s CultureFilePod. You can hear the clip on the Naturalist's Bookshelf segment at 22.50 mins iin.
lnkd.in/eUKYkVbx @irishrainforest.bsky.social
Very happy to celebrate Peter Wyse Jackson's wonderful survey of the uses of Irish native plants on The Naturalist's Bookshelf on RTE lyric fm's Culture File. Slot starts minute 7.20. here www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
The joy of the garden and the power of humming.
The artists are digging about in the colonial history of the garden at an exhibition at Bray's Mermaid, at Ars Electronica, there's a calming tech that harness the power of human humming, Paddy Woodwo...
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September 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Very happy to celebrate Peter Wyse Jackson's wonderful survey of the uses of Irish native plants on The Naturalist's Bookshelf on RTE lyric fm's Culture File. Slot starts minute 7.20. here www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
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The Irish Times view on funding for nature: not an optional extra
At both EU and national level, commitments on environmental spending are being scaled back
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August 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... My reading of Gilbert White's classic Natural History of Selborne on RTE Lyric FM's Culture File @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @dublinsoil.bsky.social
Culture File | Schaymon Draymon's House of Hibernia, Cecilia Danell's sylvan scifi, The Natural History of Selborne
The spiritual calling that is running a rave; the sylvan sci fi of Cecilia Danell; unfinished art; and Paddy Woodworth's The Naturalist's Bookshelf.
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July 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... My reading of Gilbert White's classic Natural History of Selborne on RTE Lyric FM's Culture File @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @dublinsoil.bsky.social
An artistic mega-project threatens biodiversity reserve www.irishtimes.com/environment/... @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @guggenheim.bsky.social
How plans for new Guggenheim museum have triggered major biodiversity row in Spain
Proposed Guggenheim development in Guernica faces opposition over ecological concerns
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June 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
An artistic mega-project threatens biodiversity reserve www.irishtimes.com/environment/... @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @guggenheim.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to discuss Michael Pollan's provocative book, "The Botany of Desire", as my latest contribution to The Naturalist's BookShelf segment on RTE Lyric fm's CultureFile last weekend. Thanks to Luke Clancy for setting me right on the author's pronunciation!
June 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It was a pleasure to discuss Michael Pollan's provocative book, "The Botany of Desire", as my latest contribution to The Naturalist's BookShelf segment on RTE Lyric fm's CultureFile last weekend. Thanks to Luke Clancy for setting me right on the author's pronunciation!
'Fire Season', Philip Connors' haunting book about reintroducing fire in wild country, is my latest choice for the Naturalist's Bookshelf series on RTE Lyric fm's Culture File. www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
Culture File | Moshing, m'lord
Rachel Ní Bhraonáin reginites her award-winning dance-theatre take on the mosh and the moshers at Dublin Dance Festival; conductor Gabriel Crouch dives the fathomless depths of Jóhann Jóhannsson's eni...
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May 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
'Fire Season', Philip Connors' haunting book about reintroducing fire in wild country, is my latest choice for the Naturalist's Bookshelf series on RTE Lyric fm's Culture File. www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf... @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
Very happy to have written the Prologue for the excellent new book, trea.es/producto/el-... by Jerónimo Ríos Serra and Egoitz Gago Antón. This book fills a large gap in contemporary Spanish writing about ETA, but focussing on the dirty war by very senior elements the 1983-87 PSOE govt.
El terrorismo de Estado ante sus víctimas - Ediciones Trea
«El terrorismo es un término muy resbaladizo, el cual desafía una definición clara y firme, debido a que es utilizado habitualmente para denigrar actos de violencia de aquellos ...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Very happy to have written the Prologue for the excellent new book, trea.es/producto/el-... by Jerónimo Ríos Serra and Egoitz Gago Antón. This book fills a large gap in contemporary Spanish writing about ETA, but focussing on the dirty war by very senior elements the 1983-87 PSOE govt.
If the Catholic Church stressed Pope Francis' climate and biodiversity encyclical as much as it did Humanae Vitae, it would be hopeful. @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on Pope Francis and the environment: a legacy worth building on
Whoever is elected from the forthcoming conclave should take up the baton on climate change
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May 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If the Catholic Church stressed Pope Francis' climate and biodiversity encyclical as much as it did Humanae Vitae, it would be hopeful. @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
Trump is kicking up so much dust on so many issues that key policy shifts often don't get the attention they deserve. The gutting of the EPA's climate targets is a classic example: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit... @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
The Irish Times view on the climate emergency: vital to combat toxic disinformation
The frightening shift in US policy and its worldwide consequences are not getting enough attention
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April 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump is kicking up so much dust on so many issues that key policy shifts often don't get the attention they deserve. The gutting of the EPA's climate targets is a classic example: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit... @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
Delighted to be back on Culture File with some thoughts on William Cronon's key book about the interplay between ecosystems and human societies that engage with them in different ways, Changes in the Land @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
Culture File: Rhythm of the Seasons, Stone Carving In The Bronx, Changes in the Land
Percussionist, James Larter reboots of the Four Season; the allure of ancient craft in New York; and Paddy Woodworth suggests a new old volume about New England as essential reading for today.
Percussionist, James Larter reboots of the Four Season; the allure of ancient craft in New York; and Paddy Woodworth suggests a new old volume about New England as essential reading for today.
Culture File: Rhythm of the Seasons, Stone Carving In The Bronx, Changes in the Land
Percussionist, James Larter reboots of the Four Season; the allure of ancient craft in New York; and Paddy Woodworth suggests a new old volume about New England as essential reading for today.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Delighted to be back on Culture File with some thoughts on William Cronon's key book about the interplay between ecosystems and human societies that engage with them in different ways, Changes in the Land @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
Delighted to be back on @culturefile.bsky.social with this reflection on a great book about the complex interaction of the evolution of New England’s forests and human communities @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Delighted to be back on @culturefile.bsky.social with this reflection on a great book about the complex interaction of the evolution of New England’s forests and human communities @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
I've signed this petition calling out this government & Michael Lowry for their attempted insulting power grab. Can you sign too?
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No to Government & Michael Lowry Power Grab
I've signed this petition calling out this government & Michael Lowry for their attempted insulting power grab. Can you sign too?
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March 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I've signed this petition calling out this government & Michael Lowry for their attempted insulting power grab. Can you sign too?
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www.irishtimes.com/environment/... Yet another of our environmental treasures is in deep trouble, despite protected status. My piece on Lady's Island Lake in Wexford published today. Why can't we make protection work? @culturefile.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
Yet another of our natural treasures is in deep trouble
Despite its status as a protected area for birds and wildlife, Lady’s Island Lake in Co Wexford is now suffering from a dangerous, if not fatal, level of pollution
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March 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
www.irishtimes.com/environment/... Yet another of our environmental treasures is in deep trouble, despite protected status. My piece on Lady's Island Lake in Wexford published today. Why can't we make protection work? @culturefile.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social
Exciting to be part of @culturefile.bsky.social new weekly format last night, talking about Olivia Laing's stimulating plunge into gardens and nature. @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social. Here is a link if you missed it www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
Culture File Weekly Saturday 8 February 2025
Luke Clancy and guests explore a world of possibilities in art, design, music, film, performance, technology, books and conversation.
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February 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Exciting to be part of @culturefile.bsky.social new weekly format last night, talking about Olivia Laing's stimulating plunge into gardens and nature. @irishrainforest.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social. Here is a link if you missed it www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
Delighted to be participating on this @culturefile.bsky.social in such good company. Olivia Laing’s reflections on the relationship between gardens and nature are a thought-provoking joy…@islandfielder.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social
On the radio this evening, 6.30pm, RTÉ lyric fm.
And here now too.
Artist-farmer Lisa Fingleton's on the Square Tomato; "corn smut" at The Third Kingdom shroom-only joint in NYC; & @paddywoodworth.bsky.social finds a place for Olivia Laing on The Naturalist's Bookshelf.
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And here now too.
Artist-farmer Lisa Fingleton's on the Square Tomato; "corn smut" at The Third Kingdom shroom-only joint in NYC; & @paddywoodworth.bsky.social finds a place for Olivia Laing on The Naturalist's Bookshelf.
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
The Culture File Weekly 080225: The Square Tomato and The Third Kingdom
Artist-farmer Lisa Fingleton's new exhibition takes its title from a sci-fi fruit: The Square Tomato; "corn smut" at The Third Kingdom mushroom-based restaurant in New York; and Paddy Woodworth finds ...
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February 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Delighted to be participating on this @culturefile.bsky.social in such good company. Olivia Laing’s reflections on the relationship between gardens and nature are a thought-provoking joy…@islandfielder.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social
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I've just signed this petition calling on the ESB to not pass the cost of Storm Éowyn repairs on to customers through price hikes. The ESB is hugely profitable – they should foot the bill, not the people of Ireland. my.uplift.ie/petitions/do...
Don't hike electricity prices to cover Storm Éowyn damages
I've just signed this petition calling on the ESB to not pass the cost of Storm Éowyn repairs on to customers through price hikes. The ESB is hugely profitable – they should foot the bill, not the peo...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've just signed this petition calling on the ESB to not pass the cost of Storm Éowyn repairs on to customers through price hikes. The ESB is hugely profitable – they should foot the bill, not the people of Ireland. my.uplift.ie/petitions/do...
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A Note for Nature on Rte2: beautifully shot, great music, well conceived, passionately making a well argued case that “without nature there is no us” as Dara McNulty put it. Catch it on the Player if you can! @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A Note for Nature on Rte2: beautifully shot, great music, well conceived, passionately making a well argued case that “without nature there is no us” as Dara McNulty put it. Catch it on the Player if you can! @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @culturefile.bsky.social
An insect population collapse, caused by climate change, has caused dire knock-on effects throughout the ecoystems of a Costa Rican biodiversity hotspot. My article today on Science Page, Irish times. www.irishtimes.com/environment/... @culturefile.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
A shocking collapse: forests that once showed traces of insect life on every leaf often now appear ‘fumigated’
‘The house is burning. We don’t need a more sophisticated thermometer, we need a fire hose,‘ says a resident expert at a unique conservation area in Costa Rica
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February 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
An insect population collapse, caused by climate change, has caused dire knock-on effects throughout the ecoystems of a Costa Rican biodiversity hotspot. My article today on Science Page, Irish times. www.irishtimes.com/environment/... @culturefile.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social
Delighted to be finally up and running on Blue Sky, and away from the toxic atmosphere of X and FB. Thanks @culturefile.bsky.social for setting me up here, and giving me material for my first Blue Sky comment!
January 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Delighted to be finally up and running on Blue Sky, and away from the toxic atmosphere of X and FB. Thanks @culturefile.bsky.social for setting me up here, and giving me material for my first Blue Sky comment!