Bantry's Eoin Warner: 'My motivation is to show people what we have on our doorstep'
Eoin Warner: Iontais Na bhFarraigí Ceilteacha.
He has been described as Ireland’s answer to David Attenborough but wildlife presenter and documentary maker Eoin Warner is having none of it. “Ah, Jaysus, poor David,” he laughs. “He is a hero of mine, I wouldn’t fill one of his shoes, never mind the rest of him. It is a very nice thing to hear though — he’s amazing.”
He may be understandably reluctant about likening himself to the undisputed king of natural history programming, but there is no doubt that Warner shares his hero’s passion for wildlife and the environment. It is clear when he speaks about fronting the upcoming TG4 natural history series Iontais Na bhFarraigí Ceilteacha, a co-production with the BBC, which explores the spectacular coasts of Ireland and Wales and the bounty of hidden wildlife which inhabits the Celtic Sea, the stretch of ocean between both countries.
