Following on from the huge success of last year’s inaugural RTÉ Eye on Nature, the wildlife photography competition launches once again this afternoon, Tuesday 1
st February, on
Today on RTÉ One in association with
Mooney Goes Wild on RTÉ Rado 1 and the National Botanic Gardens / OPW.
Derek Mooney will be live in the RTÉ Cork studio this afternoon from 3.30 pm to launch the competition. Last year there were over 7,000 entries and all eyes will once again be on the natural world in 2022. Photos of landscapes, flora and fauna will all be welcomed by keen amateur and professional photographers.
Last year’s winner was Larry Doherty, who took an astonishingly sharp close up of the tiny Orange ladybird,
Halyzia sedecimguttata, bóin Dé buí, at Cabragh Wetlands, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
This year’s competition will be judged by award winning filmmaker Anne Sommerfield, wildlife photographer Mike Brown and Matthew Jebb, Director of Botanic Gardens of Ireland.
Along with a €1000 cash prize, the winner will be presented with a trophy. They will have their photograph displayed at the National Botanic Gardens, along with the other 11 other finalists. The exhibition of finalist images is due to tour other OPW sites later in the year.
The closing date for entries is 12 Noon on Friday March 4. Entries can be submitted to
www.rte.ie/eyeonnature, where full details along with Terms and Conditions will be found. The winner will be announced LIVE from The Botanic Gardens exhibition on The Today Show on Wednesday April 27. An online gallery will also be available.
A public information campaign will air across television, radio, online and social. There will be regular updates on
Today and listeners can enjoy interviews and much more, weekly, on
Mooney Goes Wild on RTÉ Radio 1.
Tune in to
Today at 3.30 pm on RTÉ One this afternoon to find out more.