Podcast appearances and mentions of Richmond Park

On Monday's Football Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the League of Ireland, Premier League and the international game.Preview of Monday's League of Ireland Premier Division fixtures as the St. Patrick's weekend double-header continues.St. Patrick's Athletic host Derry City at Richmond Park with the hosts chasing a fifth straight win.Pressure mounting on Derry boss Tiernan Lynch after Friday's 2–1 defeat to Shelbourne.St. Pats head coach Stephen Kenny urges his in-form side to stay grounded despite their winning run.Northside Dublin derby at Tolka Park as Shelbourne face Bohemians, with Bohs looking to hold top spot.Drogheda United attempt to halt a three-game losing streak when Shamrock Rovers visit Sullivan and Lambe Park.Dundalk carry momentum from their 5–0 win over Waterford into a clash with struggling Sligo Rovers.Galway United welcome bottom side Waterford to Eamonn Deacy Park in the night's late kick-off.Waterford strengthen their defence by signing former Republic of Ireland international Kevin Long.Troy Parrott shines for AZ Alkmaar with a goal and two assists ahead of this week's Ireland squad announcement.Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1, boosting their push for Champions League qualification under Michael Carrick.Tottenham Hotspur grab a late point at Liverpool, with Richarlison cancelling out Dominik Szoboszlai's opener.Real Madrid welcome back Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham ahead of their Champions League clash with Manchester City.Plus updates from the Premier League, Scotland, international squads and the latest World Cup controversy involving IranBecome a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

On Friday's Football Daily, David Wilson brings you news from the League of Ireland, the Irish international side and the Premier League.Preview of tonight's League of Ireland Premier Division action, including the live commentary game between St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United.Stephen Kenny's St Pat's look to continue their strong start after last week's late win away to Shelbourne FC.Midfielder Barry Baggley discusses his recent form and his partnership with Jamie Lennon in the Pats midfield.Drogheda United attempt to end a difficult run and break their recent scoring drought against St Pat's under manager Kevin Doherty.Live commentary details from Richmond Park with Phil Egan and Richie Towell.Derry City and Shelbourne FC both aim to improve inconsistent starts to the season.Tiernan Lynch reacts to criticism following Derry's defeat to champions Shamrock Rovers.Tactical debate on the LOI Pod as former midfielder Gareth McGlynn questions Derry's defensive setup.League leaders Bohemian FC look to continue their winning run against Galway United at Dalymount Park.John Caulfield's Galway side continue their battle for points, with Patrick Hickey set to face his former club.Winless sides Dundalk FC and Waterford FC meet at Oriel Park in search of their first victory of the season.Troy Parrott scores twice for AZ Alkmaar against Sparta Prague in the UEFA Europa Conference League.European round-up including a win for Robbie Keane's Ferencvárosi TC and Aston Villa's advantage over Lille OSC.Reece James signs a new long-term contract with Chelsea FC.David McGoldrick discusses the possibility of a return to the Republic of Ireland national football team ahead of the upcoming international break.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Off The Ball's Phil Egan was in Richmond Park as St Patrick's Athletic came from 1-0 down at half time to thrash Drogheda 4-1 at full time. Phil spoke with Pat's manager Stephen Kenny and Drogheda boss Kevin Doherty after the game.

Michael McCarthy, Matthew Brennan and the former Ireland International Keith Treacy bring you through all of the headlines from the sporting world on a Friday that features 5 LOI Premier Division fixtures as well as the Chel and a weekend that features a full slate of Premier League matches, the final weekend of the 6 Nations and a massive card of bouts in the 3Arena. Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

OTB's Ben Symes chats to Pats manager Stephen Kenny and midfielder Barry Baggley ahead of their game against Drogheda on Friday night.This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Athletics journalist Cathal Dennehy joins Ger Gilroy and Paddy Andrews to pay tribute to Ireland's first Gold Medalist, Ronnie Delany who the 1500m event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Delany had a superstar career in the United States and set the standard for Irish athletes. He passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 91. You can catch Ger Gilroy's chat with the Athletics Legend from 2012 on the OTB Podcast feeds now. Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Thursday's Off the Ball Newsround comes to you on an evening where Andy Farrell has named his final Six Nations team of 2026, ahead of Scotland's visit to Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The racing festival at Cheltenham continues, while Troy Parrott was on the scoresheet against Czech opposition tonight in the Conference League.This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45. Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Off The Ball's John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan live from Cheltenham where Davy Russell has ‘brokered a peace' between Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville, while there's been a few surprises on the track on day three of the festival.The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill.18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ieThis week's live League Of Ireland commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Ger Gilroy, Dara Smith-Naughton and 7-time All-Ireland Champion Paddy Andrews are on hand to bring you all the headlines from this morning following a bad night for the English teams in the Champions League as both Chelsea and Manchester both lost by 3 goals, with Pep Guardiola potentially finishing up at City soon. The lads also talk about the late great Ronnie Delaney, Ireland's first Gold Medalist who sadly passed away at the age of 91 yesterday afternoon. John Duggan also joins the show to give an update on what was a very controversial day two of Cheltenham Festival Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Stephen Doyle was joined by Gareth McGlynn and Ben Symes to dive into a huge week of League Of Ireland actionThe trio review previous weekend's action including St. Patricks Athletic's late win over Shelbourne last Friday.What is going on at Derry City? And is Tiernan Lynch's days numbered?Dundalk steady the ship but why can't they get a win? Shamrock Rovers' form improves but they're yet to fire on all cylinders.Bohemians continue their good form, but are Drogheda United beginning to come unstuck losing two of their last two.Sligo Rovers, a notorious tough place to take points from, whilst Galway United are hard to beat yet again.This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Vinny Perth in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.And of course they answered YOUR questions which you can send to theloipod@offtheball.com.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan live on the line from Cheltenham after day two of the Cheltenham Festival as Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville were the centre of controversy after the Irish rider accused the English rider of racial abuse.The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill.18+ | Bet responsibly | ⁠http://GamblingCare.ie⁠This week's live League Of Ireland commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of the FAI Strategy plan, the pathways plan, action in the League of Ireland, the FA Cup and a look ahead to tonight's Champions League action.FAI CEO David Courell tells David Wilson the latest update around the Israel game, and what the vision is for the FAI over the next four years.Shelbourne FC surrender a two-goal lead as Shamrock Rovers FC fight back for a 2–2 draw in the League of Ireland Premier Division clash at Tolka Park.Early goals from Harry Wood and John Martin put Shels in control before Rovers hit back.John McGovern and Dylan Watts level the game as the Hoops salvage a point.Reaction from managers Stephen Bradley and Joey O'Brien after a dramatic Dublin derby.Preview of our live commentary as St Patrick's Athletic FC host Drogheda United FC at Richmond Park.West Ham United FC reach the FA Cup quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out win over Brentford FC.Managers Nuno Espírito Santo and Keith Andrews react to a dramatic cup tie and a controversial Panenka attempt.Quarter-final draw details as Chelsea FC face Port Vale FC while Manchester City FC meet Liverpool FC.Arne Slot expects a “wall of sound” in Istanbul as Liverpool face Galatasaray SK in the UEFA Champions League.Big European nights also for Newcastle United FC against FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur FC away to Atlético Madrid.Kevin Kilbane joins the Football Show to discuss online abuse in football and the importance of staying in the Premier League.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It's hosted by Liv Bolton. Let me ask you something: How well do you know the trees in your local area? Do you have a favourite? One of mine is an ancient sweet chestnut in the Ashridge Estate in the Chilterns, not far from where I grew up. It's enormous, with beautifully twisted bark, and it's thought to be more than 400 years old. It's the kind of tree you can't help but stop and stare at for a while. And that's exactly what this episode is about — noticing the trees around us, and seeing them in a new light. I'm joined by Paul Wood, author of Tree Hunting: 1,000 Trees to find in Britain and Ireland's Towns and Cities. Paul spent four years travelling across the UK documenting remarkable trees in the places we often overlook — and encouraging us all to pay closer attention to something we usually walk straight past. As he says, if you simply start looking up a little more, it can completely transform how you experience the outdoors. We recorded this conversation while walking through Richmond Park in London — so as you listen, keep an ear out for the sounds around us: woodpeckers, parakeets, and the occasional plane heading to Heathrow… I really hope you enjoy our chat — and don't forget to stay tuned for the Sounds of Nature moment at the end of the episode: a small pocket of calm to help you pause, unwind and breathe in the outdoors, wherever you are. Thanks again for listening, Liv x The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk This episode of The Outdoors Fix is kindly supported by outdoor footwear brand Merrell. If you enjoy this episode, it would fantastic if you could subscribe. And do tell your family and friends about it - thank you! You can find photos of the guests on Instagram @TheOutdoorsFix The Outdoors Fix book is out now: http://bit.ly/3GJDLJc The post Paul Wood: Tree hunting in Britain and Ireland's towns and cities appeared first on The Outdoors Fix.

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news from the women's game, the League of Ireland and the Premier League.Ireland kick off their 2027 World Cup qualifying campaign as Carla Ward's side host France at Tallaght Stadium.Team news and selection dilemmas, with Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan among the experienced names expected to feature.Controversy surrounds Jasmine Mander's coaching appointment following her previous FIFA ban.Live commentary details as Stephen Doyle and Olivia O'Toole bring you full coverage on Off The Ball.Reaction from Richmond Park as Kian Leavy's late strike seals a 1-0 win for St. Patrick's Athletic over Galway United.Premier League build-up as Wolves host Liverpool in a huge clash at Molineux.Brentford eye European qualification while Bournemouth search for answers.Relegation battle latest as Burnley travel to Everton with survival hopes hanging in the balance.Leeds and Brighton updates, including Danny Welbeck's contract extension.Championship check-in as Middlesbrough strengthen their promotion push.Injury concern for Kylian Mbappé as Real Madrid await further updates ahead of a crucial run-in.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

A 90th-minute winner from Kian Leavy denied Galway United a priceless away point at Richmond Park on Monday (2nd March) as St. Patrick's took the victory in the SSE Airtricity League Men's Premier Division. The Tribesmen looked deserving of a draw, which would have moved them up the table, but they'll remain in seventh after four games. Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Jonathan Higgins and Johnny Ward. == Galway United's next game is at home against Dundalk on Friday, 6th March.  Kick-off at Eamonn Deacy Park is 7.45pm.

Ben Symes speaks to St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny and Dundalk FC manager Ciaran Kilduff after Pats defeat the Lillywhites 4-0 at Richmond Park.

Galway United claimed the bragging rights in the 100th Connacht Derby in Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday (27th February 2026) with their first victory in this season's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Jimmy Keohane's goal on 19 minutes proved the difference and moved the Tribesmen up to seventh, with Sligo Rovers now firmly at the bottom. Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Mike Rafferty and Derek Rogers. == Galway United's next game is away to St. Patrick's Athletic on Monday, 2nd March.  Kick-off at Richmond Park is 7.45pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

Following their disappointing 1-0 defeat to Drogheda United last week, Galway United are on the road this Friday (13th February 2026) to St. Patrick's Athletic. It's not been a happy hunting ground for John Caulfield's men in recent times, having drawn twice and lost three times in their last five visits, including last year's FAI Cup quarter-final after extra-time. Galway United last won in Inchicore in the FAI Cup in 2017, but their last league victory was a 3-1 success in March 2026 thanks to goals from Vinny Faherty, John Sullivan and Enda Curran. Vinny Faherty, who represented the club in four spells between 2007 and 2020, scored nearly 50 goals during his Galway United career and also represented St. Patrick's Athletic on two occasions.  He's been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly and they started by looking back on the Drogheda game. == Kick-off at Richmond Park on Friday is 7.45pm and we'll have LIVE coverage on 'Over The Line' on Galway Bay FM.

Creating the Conditions for Innovation We chat with Ali Paul, Lead Product Manager for Chatbots and Generative AI at Flo Health In our final episode of 2025, we're thrilled to share our conversation with Ali Paul, Lead Product Manager for Chatbots and Generative AI at Flo Health – the world's number one women's health app with over 420 million users globally. Ali oversees Flo's chatbot development, content platforms and AI product teams, and she joins us to share her insights on how leaders can create the best conditions for innovation in their teams. We discuss how Flo is pioneering the use of generative AI in women's health, the challenges of developing medically safe LLM-based products, and why a democratised approach to AI adoption has been key to Flo's success. Before our chat with Ali, Paul and I share some reflections on 2025 – from AI trends and what they might mean for 2026, to our Navigating AI Transformation leadership walk in Richmond Park with James and Anni (coming back in April!), and of course, our music highlights of the year. What We Cover How Flo is using AI for both productivity and user-facing product development The unique challenges of creating a medically safe LLM for women's health Why Flo has taken a democratised, entrepreneurial approach to AI adoption The evolution from startup to scale-up and creating empowered product teams How marketing skills transfer brilliantly to product management Ali's advice on authenticity and finding what truly matters in your career Our 2025 reflections and predictions for AI in 2026 About Ali Paul Ali Paul is Lead Product Manager for Chatbots and Generative AI at Flo Health, overseeing chatbot development, content platforms and AI product teams. With a background spanning Cancer Research UK, Bupa and various innovation and ventures teams, Ali brings a wealth of experience in health tech and product development. She's a speaker on product, health tech and femtech, and is passionate about using technology to empower women to advocate for their own health. Charities – Get in Touch! Ali mentioned opportunities for charities to partner with Flo, particularly around scientific and research collaborations, and CSR initiatives supporting women's health in countries with poorer health infrastructures. If you're interested, drop Zoe an email at zoe@zoeamar.com and she'll connect you with the right people at Flo. Show Notes & Links Flo Health app https://flo.health/ McKinsey article on AI skills gaps on boards https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/the-ai-reckoning-how-boards-can-evolve?stcr=BEC99EF56EC8494CA58588D24EDEB808&cid=mgp_opr-eml-alt-dna_mt-mgp-glb--&hlkid=93af2160e2db48bfa3565b306d4b54c4&hctky=10286975&hdpid=25c51be9-100a-42fd-8d20-d7ea12d337a7 Charity AI Task Force (co-chaired by Zoe with Dan Sutch of CAST) https://www.wearecast.org.uk/our-work/how-we-work-with-funders-and-partners/charity-ai-task-force/ Editing and production - Paul Thomas Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music Full transcript of this episode (srt file) Full transcript of this episode (.txt file) Transcripts are also available through your podcast app.  

In this lively, idea packed episode of The Forest School Podcast, Lewis and Wem move from Halloween chatter to a full nature reset. Wales waterfalls, Pen y Fan, Regent's Park squirrels, and the deer rut at Richmond Park set the scene for a deeper dive. Lewis picks up Ludo Botany again and invites listeners to help build a new series, starting with tree climbing. The pair then unpack a Finnish trial that “rewilded” kindergartens with real forest floor to boost children's microbiomes, compare new Australian findings, and explore equity, ethics, hygiene practice, and culture change. A new original song appears too. It is written from the viewpoint of an oak tree watching its acorns become craft supplies.

Dundalk FC end the season with a domestic cup final victory, giving the Lilywhites a technical double winning campaign, albeit in the much undervalued Leinster Senior Cup who despite being the country's oldest trophy took place in almost secretive conditions. Ep 201 reflects on the currently undervalued heritage of this provincial silverware and reflects on a thrilling night of football for those who made the journey to Richmond Park

You might look at everyday items in a different light after this episode, as we hear best-selling author and Woodland Trust ambassador, Jonathan Drori CBE, reveal some of the fascinating things we make with plants. From the well-known coffee bean to the tree bark that's used in spacecraft, he shares some of the amazing relationships between familiar objects and the natural world as we meet beneath a beautiful beech tree on Parliament Hill in London.  These stories and more feature in Jonathan's latest book, The Stuff That Stuff Is Made Of, which aims to spark an interest in nature for younger readers. He explains how discovering the wonder of nature in a fun, exciting way as a child can inspire a lifelong connection, just as it did for him. We also discover why fruit is sweet, the value of the mandrake plant, how beech is thought to resist lightning and more. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust, presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people to enjoy, to fight climate change and to help wildlife thrive.  Adam: Jonathan Drori CBE, is a man of many talents. He's a trustee of the Eden Project and of Kew Gardens, a member of the Royal Institution, a man who used to be a senior commissioning editor at the BBC, and he's also an ambassador for the Woodland Trust and a best-selling author of books such as Around the World in 80 Trees and his latest, The Stuff That Stuff Is Made Of, a book for younger people about the plants in their lives and the things they make which are all around them. And whereas these podcasts often take me on long journeys, this time, well, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away in London at Parliament Hill, where we met to talk about his book and the things we didn't know about the stuff around us all. Right, we are... it's a bit windy right here. It actually sounds windier than it is, but we are in Parliament Hill, or thereabouts, with Jonathan Drori, who has written the stuff that stuff is made of, and is also a big noise, essentially, in the Woodland Trust itself, of which we can talk lots about. But we're standing by a beech tree. So, Jonathan, why did you write this book?  Jonathan: I wanted to do something that would make kids kind of interested in the natural environment. Starting with the things they're interested in, which are kind of ice cream and chocolate and sport and dinosaurs and all that kind of thing. And use their own interests to sort of spark other interests in nature, in trees and plants, and also actually in history and folklore and culture, which are all sort of bound up with those things. One of the things I've tried to do with the book is to explain things from the plant's point of view as well as from a human point of view. So there are all these qualities that we desire plants for, whether that's sort of sweet things to eat or things to build with or things to make musical instruments out of. And they're all in the book and that's fine. But I've also tried to explain, you know, why has bamboo evolved in the way that it has? And why has a beech tree evolved the way it has? Why does chocolate have sweet mush around the seeds? You know, why do the grasses feed us? Why is sugar cane sweet? And why do we love it?  Adam: And so through this book, you're trying to attempt to do that by explaining stuff like tea and chocolate, indeed, where it comes from.  Jonathan: Yeah, I mean, there are 30 different species that I deal with in the book. And on the right-hand side of the page, there's a whole lot of information about the way that the plant grows, how it's cultivated, the relationships that it has with other plants, with the little critters that might pollinate it or disperse the seeds. And on the left-hand side, there's a whole lot of stories about the plant, all kinds of kind of fascinating facts and really about the human relationships with that plant.  Adam: Do you think we have lost that connection with the plants around us. So that this sort of stuff might have been really obvious a few generations ago or not.  Jonathan: *laughs* A leading question, m'lud! Yes, I mean, you know, with urban living and things being in packets at the supermarket, you know, we perhaps don't think very much about where the basic materials for our existence come from, whether it's things we eat or things we build with or things that we just sort of like looking at and playing with.  Adam: Is it important to know those connections? I mean, you as someone who likes nature, I can understand why you might feel that's important. But is it important for us all to rebuild that connection?  Jonathan: I think that my love and interest in nature came from my parents, actually, at the time, dragging me around Kew Gardens and Richmond Park and telling me stories about the trees and plants that were growing there. And they did that in such a way that I would be interested because they knew who I was and so they found the things that would sort of excite me. And I think I want to do the same for young people so that they grow up with a kind of interest and admiration and some sort of understanding of nature. But you can't sort of ram it down people's throats. It needs to be fun.  Adam: Yeah. But why is that important? I understand that's what you want to do, but why is it important?  Jonathan: Well, we've only got one planet. And if we don't look after it, then, you know, our lives and livelihoods are doomed. So that's the sort of very basic reason. And also we are part of nature, so just, not having an understanding or rejecting nature is kind of rejecting part of ourselves, I think.  Adam: So it's a soft environmental message here. And that's also seems to me important because, well, from my perspective anyway, it feels like a lot of environmental charities and environmentally minded people push a sort of narrative, the world could end, it's all a disaster. And actually, I worry that, although it's well-meaning, it might turn people off. Now that isn't what you're doing with this.  Jonathan: No, there's none of that in the book, none of it at all. What I've tried to do is to excite people about the stories of pollination, of the little critters that live in and around plants, the relationships that the plants have with other plants and so on in the environment, and make that sort of exciting and fun and interesting enough that people will just say, say to themselves, that's kind of something that's worth protecting. Maybe they won't think that for 10 or 15 years.  Adam: There's lots of interesting stories here. I think the one that really struck me, I think, was about vanilla. So vanilla, obviously, people use it in cooking, they might use essence of it or whatever. But am I right in saying, you think it's in the book, you actually go, there was a boy, and you name this boy... oh sorry is that a bird I can hear? *laughs* sorry!  Jonathan: It's the parakeets.  Adam: Oh it's the parakeets, I thought there was a squeaky wheel behind me! No no. All right, parakeets in the background. A named boy who taught the world how to pollinate vanilla. Tell me that story.  Jonathan: Yes, it was an amazing story actually about vanilla that in about the sort of 1840s, when they brought vanilla plants over from Mexico where they were native, to Africa where they wanted the plantations to grow and the little bee that pollinates vanilla didn't really travel. And so they had to find something else that would pollinate the vanilla plants so that the vanilla plants would propagate and grow. And sadly, they couldn't find any insect that would do that. No local insects would do this in Africa or outside Mexico. So all the vanilla plants had to be pollinated by hand. And it was a 12-year-old boy, Edmond Albius, who worked out how to do this. And by basically sort of cutting a bit of membrane and then squidging the two bits together and right to this present day, that's the way that vanilla is pollinated, by hand. And that's why it's so expensive.  Adam: It's amazing, isn't it? Apart from the vanilla story, do any others stand out in your mind? Is there ones your favourites?  Jonathan: Oh, it's like asking your favourite children, isn't it? I mean, there are all sorts of things in there that I notice when I talk to young people, to sort of eight, nine-year-olds, they sort of come alive. Those who've read the Hogwarts stories and Harry Potter, they're amazed to discover that mandrake is actually a real plant. And of course, mandrake used to be very, very valuable because it was one of the very few plants that could be used as an anaesthetic. And people used to, back in the Roman days, they used to mix it with wine and then sort of do minor operations and things. Don't try this at home! It's actually a real plant. It grows somewhat, I've seen this in this country, but it grows in Italy quite well and it has these rather sort of mind-altering attributes to it, which are a bit odd.  Adam: So it might be used by people who want that sort of druggy effect, but does it have any other purpose?  Jonathan: Well, not now, but it was an anaesthetic, and anaesthetics were so sort of unlikely, you know, if you think about it, you take something and it makes the pain go away, that people associated the plant with witchcraft, especially as it gave you the impression of flying. And so a plant that could alter your outlook and the way that you see the world so profoundly, and the way you perceive it so profoundly, was associated with witchcraft. And people made all sorts of stories about the mandrakes that they, that when you pulled it out of the ground, they said, that you could hear it scream because sometimes the roots look a bit like a person, especially with a bit of judicious whittling. And so people would say you've got to get a dog, tie the dog to the mandrake root and then kick the dog or throw it some food and it pulls it out. And the scream, they said, of a mandrake root could make you, could kill you.  Adam: And weren't they doing that to stop people, scaring people away from getting their valuable mandrake?  Jonathan: That's right. It was such a valuable plant that the ideal thing to do would be to put these superstitions around, these notions around, so people wouldn't pull them out, because it's very valuable.  Adam: Hippy dragon sort of thing. Well, look, we are here in London, a park in London, a beautiful park. But you've taken me to one of the few trees that actually appears in the book, because so many of the, well, I think almost all the trees really, you wouldn't find in the UK, is that right?  Jonathan: Well, you can certainly find eucalyptus. You can, you know, it's not a native, but you can find them here. And any other trees that are in there, you'd certainly find in botanic gardens. And there are fir trees, Christmas trees in there as well. But here we are by a lovely, lovely beech. And I mean, there are lots of reasons I love beech trees. In the book, one of the reasons that it's in there is because beech wood is made for, is used for veneer and it's used for making furniture and so on in a sustainable way, so it's a very pleasing wood.  Adam: And why is it good for furniture then?  Jonathan: It's stable, it doesn't shrink too much.   Adam: Is it bendable, is it one of those trees that you can...  Jonathan: Yeah and you can sort of use steam to bend it into the shapes that you want. And there are these fantastic machines that make veneer by sort of peeling off a kind of onion ring, rotating the trunk and then sort of peeling off the wood underneath to make veneer. As I say, using sustainable beech forests. But one of the things that I love about the beech is the link with superstition because in Germany, and actually in quite a few countries in Europe, there's this saying that lightning never strikes a beech tree. And in actual fact, lightning strikes beech trees just as often as any other trees that are of similar height. But beech trees seem to survive. And the reason they survive is because of this wonderfully smooth bark. The bark continually renews itself, unlike other trees. And so you've got a layer that is sloughing off all the time and leaving this very smooth bark. And that smoothness means that during wet weather, during a storm, the outside of the tree has a continuous film of water on it. It's wet all the way and that can act as a lightning conductor, whereas the craggy old oak, that has dry bits in it and so the electricity from a lightning strike is diverted through the middle of the tree and would blow it asunder. So the beech tree can survive.  Adam: Fantastic. Talking about the bark on the tree, one of the other things I spotted in your book was, I think it's cork trees and how the bark of that is special in the way we use it, but also in the way that the tree regenerates, just explain a bit about that.  Jonathan: Yes, I mean, most trees, if you sort of cut a whole ring around the tree, it'll die. But cork actually regenerates itself. So you can harvest the cork every 10, 12 years or so. And cork forests in the Iberian Peninsula, in Portugal and in Spain have a fantastic sort of ecosystem around them. The lynx and wild eagles and all sorts of wonderful things that live in and around. And also pigs go rooting for the for the acorns. And that ecosystem is a very important one. And it depends on us all using cork. So don't use plastic cork.  Adam: Right. Oh, I was going to say, unfortunately, a lot of wines now have plastic.  Jonathan: Try and go to the ones which are made out of proper traditional cork. And you're doing the planet a service by doing that. Another interesting thing about cork is that it's a fantastic insulator and it's actually used in the nose cones of spacecraft.  Adam: So why? That is, I did read that and that was extraordinary that something as advanced as a spacecraft would be using cork. It seems unbelievable.  Jonathan: Well, you know, millions of years of evolution have given the cork oak this way of resisting fire. So it's got tiny, tiny air pockets, minuscule microscopic air pockets in a non-flammable kind of medium. And that is an amazing insulator. And it's light, it chars on the outside and then flames just can't get through.  Adam: And it's soundproofing isn't it?  Jonathan: Yes, it's used in recording studios.  Adam: Yes. Well, when I was 17, I took a fancy to corking my whole bedroom in cork tiles, which looked terrible to be honest *laughs*. It took my father years to pry it off the wall again.   Jonathan: Was that in the seventies perhaps?  Adam: Yes exactly. It was trendy then for a short period.  Jonathan: Roman women used to wear cork-soled sandals, which you can still get, but so they didn't sort of walk in the poo and whatnot. But they're very good, very light, very insulating.  Adam: One of the ones I suppose we should talk about, interesting, is cotton, because it has an interesting background, a natural background, but also one, of course, deeply connected with slavery and everything.  Jonathan: So, you know, it was used in... South America among the Aztecs and so on to make armour actually. They made very, very thick cotton twill that they used as armour. And then it became fabulously valuable in the sort of 17th, 18th century especially, as a textile for our clothing. And unfortunately, as you say, it's got this link with slavery along with sugarcane and tobacco, these were the big crops that people grew, slave owners grew, in the Caribbean and in the southern states of North America, and then made the finished products in Britain that were then sold all over the world.  Adam: And I mean, you have some nice, lovely illustrations here of actually the cotton on the plant and it's a puffball. It doesn't look real, actually.   Jonathan: It's bonkers! It's an absolutely bonkers plant.   Adam: Yes but didn't people, when they first saw it, thought they were actually little sheep or something?  Jonathan: Yes *laughs* Well, the writers of the time, you know, they were all sort of knew that they would get a big audience if they made up some stuff so I'm not sure whether they really believed it. But certainly there was a textbook of the, I think it was the 17th century or early or late 16th century, where they sort of wrote, had diagrams of, because they thought it must be some kind of wool, they had diagrams showing little tiny sheep at the end of twigs on the plant *laughs* which supposedly would, you know, sort of the twigs would reach the ground in the evening and then the little sheep would, I don't know, wander off or something.   Adam: No one actually ever believed this, you're saying?   Jonathan: Well, I mean, no, well, I think it was created as a spin, but I think a lot of people did believe it, actually, in the same way that they believed in sea monsters and all those sort of naval stories that were brought back. And it was a very, yes, people believed all sorts of kind of nonsense and about where cotton came from. But the plant itself is very real and quite an odd one because you have these lovely sort of pale creamy flowers. It's sort of quite big, the size of a walnut kind of thing, you know. And then you get the seed pod which is absolutely bursting with all the fibre inside and the fibre's there to help the seeds carry on the wind. That's what the plant wants it for. But these burst open with this sort of great wodge of, I suppose, it looks like cotton wool. And it pretty much is cotton wool. And then the seeds are removed in a process called ginning. And the fibre that's left is then spun into thread.  Adam: Amazing story. The last one I suppose I really want to talk about is something you started with saying, you know, engaging younger people in things they know like chocolate. Chocolate doesn't come from Tesco or Sainsbury's, it comes from the cacao plant. Now, tell me a bit about that, but specifically what surprised me, if I remember this correctly, you said the chocolate we know was invented in England, is that right?  Jonathan: Well, the chocolate bar was invented by Fry back in the middle of the 19th century. And before that, people would have chocolate drinks, which were quite popular, especially at the time when coffee houses were very sort of blokey places.  Adam: This is about the 1800s, is it?   Jonathan: Yeah. Coffee houses were places where, you know, men would go.  Adam: Yeah, they were they were risky places, they were sort of like pubs almost, you know, like...  Jonathan: Yes, whereas families and women would go to chocolate houses. And some of those chocolate houses then became, you know, well-known clubs in London around Pall Mall and so on. They, but chocolate originally from Central America was a drink that would be taken quite bitter, mixed with maize, very, very nourishing, and was sometimes coloured with red dye, sort of symbolizing blood. And it was part of kind of rituals that they had where they, some of them were quite unpleasant rituals actually and then when it came, when chocolate came through the Spanish to Europe in the sort of 16th century, people immediately started adding sugar and milk and things to it, made it a lot more palatable.  Adam: Right. So it wasn't just the chocolate bar, so we really made it into the sweet drink that everyone knows. Maybe not England, but Europe.  Jonathan: Yes, and the and the chocolate bar was, that started in Britain. That was a British thing, with Fry and I think you can still get Frys chocolate?  Adam: Yeah, I was going to say, I do see it every now and then. It's not as popular as Cadbury's and all the others, but one does still see it.  Jonathan: You know, if you think about it from the plant's point of view, the reason that it's got this amazing fruit, which is about the size of a junior rugby ball, that grows very peculiarly on the stem of the plant, on the tree trunk, the reason it's got this amazing fruit is so that it can find something to be attracted to it that will disperse the seeds. That's why fruit is sweet. And the original thing that dispersed these fruit were probably sort of large, large mammals, which may not be around anymore. But the fruit is, the seeds are in this sort of sweet mush inside the cocoa pod. But your sort of big mammal would come along and gulp the whole thing down because it's lovely and sweet and then poo out the seeds somewhere else or spit them out because the seeds themselves are very bitter. And with coffee and chocolate and quite a few other things like apples even, the seeds are very bitter but the actual fruit is lovely and sweet. And the reason for that is so that something gobbles it but doesn't chew up the seeds. And then those get either spat out or pooed out together with a bit of fertiliser.  Adam: Right, amazing. And also, I mean, we've talked a bit about the social aspects of a lot of these plants. Chocolate itself had a huge social impact, wasn't it? It was seen as sort of an alternative, wasn't it, to alcohol and sort of bringing people into the fold of the righteous living and away from terrible drinks.  Jonathan: Yes, yeah, and it's a much gentler drink than coffee, which would have been quite a strong stimulant. Chocolate also has stimulants in it, but it's a bit more gentle. Yeah.  Adam: So it's an interesting book. I know this is part of something very important in your life about reconnecting with nature and spreading that message. Are you optimistic that things are looking up in that way, that people are engaging more?  Jonathan: I think, you know, I could make an argument for being pessimistic or optimistic, depending on the day, actually. But I do notice that young people have a kind of care for the environment that seems to be growing. And I think that's for obvious reasons, that they see it as their future. I'd say, essentially, I'm an optimist. And when you see plants growing and think about, the fact that they've been growing for zillions of years and will be growing for zillions of years, that is a sort of kind of optimistic thing. I think that young people are much more caring of the environment and sort of interested or I would say open to being interested. So if you kind of open their eyes to things, they're genuinely keen to know more and to do something. So all these schools projects that there are, all these things that the Woodland Trust actually does with schools are very, very valuable because I think with a lot of young people it just needs a little bit of a nudge and they're quite willing to go in a good direction.  Adam: That's a great note to end on and we've, I was worried this morning it looked like it would pour down but we've been spared that. So Jon, thank you very much.  Jonathan: Thank you.  Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks. Join us next month when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. And don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you're listening to us and do give us a review and a rating. And why not send us a recording of your favourite woodland walk to be included in a future podcast? Keep it to a maximum of 5 minutes and please tell us what makes your woodland walk special. Or send us an e-mail with details of your favourite walk and what makes it special to you. Send any audio files to podcast@woodlandtrust.org.uk and we look forward to hearing from you. 

On 's Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a look ahead to tonight's live commentary game between St. Patricks Athletic versus Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park, as Rovers chase a title whilst, the Saints hunt a European place.Stephen McPhail not taking a disjointed Pats team for granted.Waterford battling to avoid the drop.Derry City looking to secure Europe.Arne Slot on two players who could feature in the game with Manchester United.Enzo Maresca without ice-'Cold' Palmer.And Middlesbrough back in action under the lights against Ipswich.Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/joinFootball Daily with thanks to #Toyota #BigBrotherBigSister

Shane Dawson talks to Alan Cawley and Feargal Brennan who look ahead to the weekend EPL action and this evening's League of Ireland action with Damien O'Meara reporting from Richmond Park. Brian Keogh on Golf. Mark Landers tells us what is so special about the Cork Hurling Championship and Jane Mangan has the weekend Racing Preview.

IntroWhat if the beliefs that feel most true about who you are—the "I'm not…" statements you've carried for years—are just choices you made in the past? In this raw Real Wednesday episode, Heather V Masters shares the story of how she transformed a 20-year identity as "not a runner" in just three weeks, from finishing a traumatic 2000 half-marathon alone and wrapped in foil to discovering joy in a 2011 charity 10k. Through visceral storytelling and uncomfortable vulnerability, she reveals how beliefs are choices we can always remake—and why she's still catching those old permission-seeking voices this very morning.What's Inside:The desolate 2000 half-marathon finish: alone, injured, wrapped in foil like a baked potato, vowing never to run againThe 2011 invitation that changed everything: a small charity supporting child-trafficking survivorsThe terrifying Richmond Park moment: realizing she could come last in a tiny race where everyone would noticeHow parental doubt ("Aren't you too old?") planted seeds of limiting beliefsThe visualization that created certainty: seeing herself cross the finish line with people behind herThree weeks of training with a dog who eventually ran home in protestThe friend's voice cutting through the noise at the finish line: healing the 2000 woundRace day revelation: coming third-last was absolutely perfectThis morning's business planning moment: catching dad's voice and choosing againThe NLP anchoring technique: using memorable moments to model future transformationThree Lessons:1. A Belief Is Just a Choice You Made—And You Can Choose AgainReality: That "truth" about yourself might just be a decision you made in a moment of pain twenty years ago. When you recognize it as a choice, not a fact, you reclaim your power to choose differently.2. Big Identity Shifts Don't Require Years—They Require a Moment of CertaintyReality: Transformation doesn't need months of therapy. It needs a single moment of 110% commitment where you decide with absolute certainty who you're becoming. Then the actions follow naturally.3. Old Stories Have Smaller Beliefs Hanging Off Them—Let Them Go TogetherReality: "I'm not a runner" came with "I'm too old," "I'm not a completer," and "I'll embarrass myself." Outgrowing the main story means consciously releasing all the supporting stories too. They don't get to come along for the ride.The Uncomfortable TruthThe stories we tell ourselves about who we are—I'm not creative, I'm terrible with money, I'm just not that kind of person—aren't truths carved in stone. They're choices we made, often years ago, often in moments of pain or failure. And we can choose again. Right now. Today.This Week's Story Rewrite ExerciseRIGHT NOW: Pause and write down three "I can't" statements. The ones you don't say out loud. The ones that feel embarrassing to admit. Those are the ones holding the most power.THEN GO DEEPER: Pick the one holding you back most and ask:When did I first choose to believe this?What was happening when I made this choice?Does it still serve me today?If I could choose again, what would I choose instead?Then visualize yourself living from that new belief with certainty—and take one small action this week that proves the new story is true.Memorable Moments That Will Stick:"Wrapped in foil like a baked potato, utterly desolate""I could come last. Everyone will know.""A blood oath with myself: I would never run again""Even my dog ran home by herself—just had enough""I could hear her voice cutting through all the other noise—'Come on, Heather!'""For the first time in a race, I wasn't alone at the finish...

Feminist campaigner and founder of Sex Ed Matters, Laura Coryton discusses the power of sisterhood, the books which have inspired her campaigning and why sex education in schools still needs to evolve. In 2014, Laura led the petition ‘Stop Taxing Periods' to end tampon tax, which gained over 300,000 signatures and support from major political figures including Barack Obama. The campaign successfully lobbied the government to abolish the tax in 2021, before which they established the ‘Tampon Tax Fund', through which almost £100 million pounds was donated to female-focused charities. Laura is an Obama Foundation European Leader and stood in the 2024 parliamentary election as the Labour Party candidate in Richmond Park. Her first book Speak Up! was published in 2019 and aims to inspire the next generation of female voices. Laura regularly speaks at schools about the experience and challenges of being a female campaigner, to advise and empower girls who might want to start their own campaigns or get involved with politics. Laura's book choices are: ** Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson ** The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir ** The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath ** Bone Black by bell hooks ** Women and Power by Mary Beard Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season eight of the Women's Prize's BookshelfiePodcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years.  Don't want to miss the rest of season eight? Listen and subscribe now! You can buy all books mentioned from our dedicated shelf on Bookshop.org - every purchase supports the work of the Women's Prize Trust and independent bookshops.  Recorded May 2025. This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

On Friday's Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has a full preview of tonight's League Of Ireland action, which includes our live game at Richmond Park pitting St. Pat's against struggling Galway United.We hear from Luke Turner, Tiernan Lynch, Gerard Grimes, John Russell, Grant Horton and more. Heimir Hallgrimsson's been dealt another blow in his faltering World Cup qualifying campaign. There's been a massive shake-up of the Arsenal boardroom.And praise is heaped upon Pedri after his St. James's Park appearance.Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/joinFootball Daily with thanks to #Toyota #BigBrotherBigSister

We are back after an international break to forget and savouring a weekend to remember in the FAI Cup unless you happen to be from Connacht. Kerry FC's heroic exploits take top billing, but there's a heavy Sligo Rovers angle to that drama too while Johnny was down at Richmond Park to hear from Kian Leavy and John Caulfield after St Patrick's Athletic got the better of Galway. Dan details a dramatic night in Drogheda and there's a bit of Derry chat too in a crowded mailbag that includes TV statistics, Israel, the DUP and why the difficult child has become the FAI's favourite distraction. In a week of 4-3 wins, we remain grateful to our four sponsors who make this happen consistently - our friends at Future Ticketing, Rascals Brewing, Collar & Cuff and Sport Cosanta

Live reaction from Richmond Park where OTB's Ben Symes speaks to Stephen Kenny and Jordon Garrick following St. Patrick's Athletics Extra time victory over Galway in the quarter final of the FAI Cup. LOI brought to you by Rockshore 0.0 To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here:http://offtheball.com/join

Galway United will park their Men's Premier Division form this season as they focus on getting back into an FAI Cup semi-final for the first time since 2023 when they travel to St. Patrick's Athletic this Sunday (14th September 2025). United's last league win was against the Inchicore outfit back in June.  But they have had two victories since over Tolka Rovers and Salthill Devon.  They've beaten St. Pat's twice in Eamonn Deacy Park this season but went down 2-0 on their last trip to Dublin. Leading up to the game, Galway Bay FM's Jonathan Higgins joined Darren Kelly on 'Over The Line' to look ahead to the game. == Kick-off at Richmond Park on Sunday is 6pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

We took a full-day detour to answer this question from Heather Channon of South Burlington: "Who is using all of the park-and-ride lots?"We spent 12 straight hours (yes, you read that correctly) at one of the busiest park and rides in the state, on one of the busiest travel days of the year, to find out. This is the story of our day — and all the people we met along the way. Check out photos from our experience, and a full episode transcript, in our web post. A big shoutout to a little-known podcast called This American Life, which has done two all-day (and all-night) episodes that inspired this piece: “24 Hours at the Golden Apple” and “Rest Stop.”This episode was reported and produced by Josh Crane, Sabine Poux and Burgess Brown. Our intern is Camila Van Order González. Our Executive Producer is Angela Evancie. Theme music by Ty Gibbons; Other music by Blue Dot Sessions.Special thanks to Elodie Reed, Amy Tatko, Tricia Roy, Jessica Fay, Betsy LeBlanc, Sara Walker, Robert Blandon, Terrance Sayers, Glenn Varricchione, Tricia Roy, Cliff Mix, Minda Stridsberg, Brendan Grahn, Jean Koegler, Brenda Rose, Pete Niarchos and everyone else we spoke to at the Richmond park and ride on Labor Day 2025. As always, our journalism is better when you're a part of it: Ask a question about Vermont Sign up for the BLS newsletter Say hi onInstagram and Reddit @bravestatevt Drop us an email: hello@bravelittlestate.org Make a gift to support people-powered journalism Tell your friends about the show! Brave Little State is a production of Vermont Public and a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Here we are for episode 783! In this edition we look back a while to a day when Paul accompanied Yeti Uncle John to Richmond Park on his regular look-out for evil Yoga Vampires. Meanwhile, Cromitty visits Bettina and learns that Douglas is hearing voices from a "dearly departed" departed friend! We also have a special guest in the form of Harry, and he's smelling extra fresh this time around! Not only that but we're doing a film and entertainment quiz with Grizzly! Thanks also to Gianluca for his help with this edition! Our next episode, #784 sees Paul continuing his search for sound effects with help from Hubert and Toppie Smellie! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C, Freesound Community from Pixabay and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2025. The majority of Episode 783 was recorded on the 5th March 2025, with one scene recorded on the 10th March 2025. Our extra material with Harry was recorded on the 14th July 2025, whilst the quiz with Grizzly was recorded back on the 7th of July 2024.

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan gives you a full preview of tonight's League of Ireland action which includes our live game - the Dublin derby at Richmond Park. We hear from Stephen Kenny and Alan Reynolds, as the true value of Bohemians' jerseys is revealed. We also hear from Tiernan Lynch, John Coleman, Aaron Bolger and Ger Nash. Nico Williams has shocked many with his decision this morning, And a former Manchester United defender is joining the Arsenal backroom staff.

OTB's live game on Friday night comes from Richmond Park where St. Patrick's Athletic face Dublin rivals Bohemians. Ahead of that derby, Bohs boss Alan Reynolds and utility man Jordan Flores spoke to our own David Wilson. They touched on the departure of Lys Mousset, the arrival of Douglas James-Taylor and that Oasis jersey. LOI on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagueOfOurOwn

Designer Tom Massey joins Steph to talk about his Chelsea Flower Show garden that includes mycelium walls and AI that makes trees talk. He reveals the gardens and landscapes that have influenced him most, from the Cornwall hideaway where he spent his childhood holidays to Richmond Park in London and the special Japanese island he will never forget. Talking Gardens is created by the team at Gardens Illustrated magazine. Find lots more garden inspiration and planting ideas at www.gardensillustrated.com Subscribe to Gardens Illustrated magazine and get your first 6 issues for only £12 and unlock member-only benefits including our members-only newsletter, dedicated members website, and much more. Become a member today ➡ ourmediashop.com/GIPOD525 Enjoyed this episode? Tell a friend, make sure to leave a review, or a comment to let us know who you would like to hear talking about their dream garden next time. Follow now so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan previews tonight's Champions League semi-final involving Barcelona and Inter. We delve into the reasons behind Carlo Ancelotti's u-turn regarding the Brazil job. We hear from St. Pat's boss Stephen Kenny ahead of this week's live game on OTB, with Galway United visiting Richmond Park. And Phil previews what could be a decisive night in the WSL title race.

Moses Dyer did it again for Galway United as two second-half goals within three minutes overturned this SSE Airtricity League Premier Division contest on Friday  (25th April 2025) in Eamonn Deacy Park. As a result, Galway United are level on points with leaders Drogheda United with only goal difference favouring the Louth side. Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were Mike Rafferty and Derek Rogers. == Galway United's next game is away to St. Patrick's Athletic on Friday (2nd May).  Kick-off at Richmond Park is 7.45pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Keith Treacy joined Shane in studio and helped preview tonight's League of Ireland action which includes our live game at Richmond Park where St. Pat's entertain Shamrock Rovers. Eamon McGee and Kieran Hughes helped look forward to this weekend's renewal of rivalries between Donegal and Monaghan in the Ulster Football Championship. And Hannah O'Connor looked at Ireland's W6N prospects in Wales on Sunday. And this morning's Bite takes a snapshot of all three conversations. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Keith Treacy joined Shane in studio and helped preview tonight's League of Ireland action which includes our live game at Richmond Park where St. Pat's entertain Shamrock Rovers. Eamon McGee and Kieran Hughes helped look forward to this weekend's renewal of rivalries between Donegal and Monaghan in the Ulster Football Championship. And Hannah O'Connor looked at Ireland's W6N prospects in Wales on Sunday. And this morning's Bite takes a snapshot of all three conversations. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Keith Treacy joined Shane in studio and helped preview tonight's League of Ireland action which includes our live game at Richmond Park where St. Pat's entertain Shamrock Rovers. Eamon McGee and Kieran Hughes helped look forward to this weekend's renewal of rivalries between Donegal and Monaghan in the Ulster Football Championship. And Hannah O'Connor looked at Ireland's W6N prospects in Wales on Sunday. And this morning's Bite takes a snapshot of all three conversations. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan checks in with the Republic of Ireland camp ahead of their Women's Euro playoff with Wales. Lily Agg discusses her protest letter to FIFA over Saudi sponsorship deals, and what the squad have learned from February's friendly defeat to Wales. Shelbourne have raided Dundalk for a highly-regarded winger, as a Pat's defender fends off interest from Bohemians to commit to the Richmond Park club. Eddie Howe on Newcastle's poor record post-international breaks, and their lack of goals. Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's plan for Viktor Gyorkeres. And Guardiola's hope of an upturn in City's fortunes.

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan checks in with the Republic of Ireland camp ahead of their Women's Euro playoff with Wales. Lily Agg discusses her protest letter to FIFA over Saudi sponsorship deals, and what the squad have learned from February's friendly defeat to Wales. Shelbourne have raided Dundalk for a highly-regarded winger, as a Pat's defender fends off interest from Bohemians to commit to the Richmond Park club. Eddie Howe on Newcastle's poor record post-international breaks, and their lack of goals. Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's plan for Viktor Gyorkeres. And Guardiola's hope of an upturn in City's fortunes.

It's a sound that seems more attuned to the uplands of the north and west: the deep haunting bellows of red deer. But we're on the edge of London, among the heaths and woods of Richmond Park. With a backdrop of rose-ringed parakeet chatter, it's a curious blend of wild and exotic. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, introduced by Hannah Tribe. Image from Getty Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: theplodcast@countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nadeem Perera presents this week's Open Country from Richmond Park. He's with two young footballers from West Ham and Birmingham City. Nadeem is nature mad and wants to share his passion for birdwatching with the young players as a way of using nature as a tool for better sportsmanship. As a football coach as well as wildlife presenter, Nadeem believes an appreciation of nature can be incorporated into football clubs' daily outdoor training sessions. He's in Richmond Park where he first discovered his love of the outdoors and takes Manny Longelo and Liam Jones on a walk around the park guided by Assistant Park Manager Peter Laurence. Along the way he sets the boys a task of spotting as many birds as they can in order to be crowned the inaugural Open Country Man of the Match.Producer: Maggie Ayre

Here we are for episode 728; in which Shy Yeti finds himself having dreams of his school days... it's really quite bizarre! We also get lost with Paul and Warren as they attempt to head for Richmond Park! It's not as easy as you'd think! We also have a new Udio song, with lyrics by Shy Yeti - it's called THE RAISIN INVASION and there are alternate versions available for your ears to appreciate! (Hopefully!) Thanks to our special guests this episode - The Very Honourable Mister Toppie Smellie and Master Mateusz De Grizzly! Our next episode, #729 sees Bettina's troubles increasing as she is confronted by a sinister stalker who wants to drive her to distraction! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024.  Episode 728 was recorded between the 30th December 2023 and the 17th January 2024, with our day trip with Warren recorded on the 21st July 2024.

The Plodcast heads to the dreamy surrounds of Richmond Park in south-west London to discuss the wonders of flights with author and conductor Lev Parikian. Along the way, Lev and Plodcast host Fergus Collins encounter a host of examples of strange and exotic winged creatures. Lev's book Taking Flight: How Animals Learned to Fly and Transformed Life on Earth is published by Elliott and Thompson The music Lev mentioned in the Plodcast was: Olivier Messiaen – Catalogue d'oiseaux Einojuhani Rautavaara - Cantus Arcticus  Igor Stravinsky - Right of Spring The Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. Produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. Music written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're walking across the open grassland of Richmond Park in south-west London. While jets grumble overhead, rose-ringed parakeets can't resist a bit of back-chat from the fringing woodland. And in the brambly scrub, we hear the gentle mutterings of chaffinches and whitethroats. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Fergus Collins, introduced by Hannah Tribe. Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: theplodcast@countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1970, the outdoor rock festival was a totally new idea in Ireland. Amidst press coverage of Woodstock and the Isle of Wight, focused on LSD and exagerated crowd trouble, the booking of Mungo Jerry, Thin Lizzy and others for Richmond Park would be the first Dublin experience of such a festival here. Why did this festival fail? And how, just a few short years later, had the festival become such an integral part of Irish youth culture?