Mairin's Journal

Yes we should start a petition!

We are so deprived.

Yes I agree with you we need a fix in the winter

How right you all are!   We are in dire need of a weekly Irish 'Gardeners World'.   Surely there's someone in Ireland who has the garden 'know-how' and personality of say, Titchmarsh, Monty Don or Carol Klein - just waiting to be discovered.  There is so much interest in gardening, be it flower or vegetable, that were there a weekly programme, I'm sure the viewing figures would break all records.  In my opinion there are too many cookery progs, too many repeats, too much crap  - we desperately need a gardening programme.   Don't the prog planners see and read about how Ireland has 'gone gardening mad'  - it's staring them in the face!!  They need to go out there and get an Irish presenter, someone with 'get up and dig', someone with oomph who knows our climate!!  Yes, we should petition.  I would definitely write, if I knew where to!!

Yes it very pity...

I asked Gerry Daly about the lack of gardening programmes on R T E, and it seems the director of RTEonly wants programmes that appeal to the majority!!!!!and up the ratings.

I take it that the director of RTE doesn't notice the mad exit from RTE viewing  to BBC on a Friday evening...........he wants programmes that appeal to the majority - he's obviously not doing his research!!!!!

RTE buy Gardeners world !!! ah Mairin no chance and anyway it might be better than anything RTE might do but I still think it's poor and it's criminal the amount of money it's pumping into that new garden when theres a recession on!! I have UKTVgardens on sky which does repeats so I can happlily look at Alan or Monty all I want :-) I also have a DVD of all my favorite bits over the past 3 years that I refer to regularly.

Bill what number channel is UKTV gardens? I thought it was gone since last summer?

I too thought Sky had stopped showing the UKTV gardens.  When I saw it had gone missing I phoned Sky who said it was no longer on their schedule.  How come, Head Gardener, you're still receiving it - please put me out of my misery, what number is it on?  I used to love looking at all the different garden shows.  I know RTE buys BBC G.World, but surely they should think about airing their own!!!!

We should send in a petition

here's a mad suggestion for you's. Why don-t you start your own gardening show on U-tube. maybe Craig could link the gardening site to U.tube and everyone can do a broadcast from their gardens and show other members what they are up to, that is if they wanted to

That is a mad suggestion Spider.  I couldn't possibly broadcast from my garden - not without a whole new gardening clothes wardrobe (or should that be shedload) - I cant recall seeing Carol Klein broadcasting in her pyjamas.....  Garden.ie ladies' would be sending in excuses not wanting to broadcast from their garden due to the fact they had nothing to wear, or that their hair needed doing.........   I know we're all stars in our own right but there's only so much multi-tasking in front of a camera a gal can do.   Get back to your drawing board Spider and don't even think of a female Garden.ie Calendar.............  

Sally Sarah had'nt looked at in a while and yes looks like sky have discontinued it :-(