Ear to the Ground
- Genre: Documentary
- Total Seasons: 1
- Status: Returning Series
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
- Production Country: Ireland
- Network: RTÉ One
Ear to the Ground is a weekly television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One on Thursday evenings at 19:00. The show consists of reports about various countryside, rural environmental issues. It is currently in its sixteenth season and is produced by Independent Pictures. Ear to the Ground is presented by Ella McSweeney, Darragh McCullough and Helen Carroll. Previous presenters include Maeve Dineen, who left after the fifteenth season and the long-running Mairead McGuinness, who has since become a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael. The show is repeated on RTÉ One after the lunchtime news each Sunday.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 1993-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2013-11-07 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2013-11-14 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2013-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2013-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2013-12-05 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2013-12-12 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2013-12-19 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2014-01-02 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2014-01-09 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2014-01-16 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2014-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2014-01-30 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2014-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2014-02-13 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2014-02-20 | 30 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2014-02-27 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2014-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2014-11-13 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2014-11-20 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2014-11-27 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2014-12-04 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2014-12-11 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2014-12-18 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2015-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2015-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2015-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2015-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2015-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2015-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2015-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2015-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2015-03-03 | 30 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 17 | Episode 17 | 2015-03-10 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2015-11-03 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2015-11-10 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2015-11-17 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2015-11-24 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2015-12-01 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2015-12-08 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2015-12-15 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2015-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2016-01-05 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2016-01-12 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2016-01-19 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2016-01-26 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2016-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2016-09-02 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2016-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 16 | Episdoe 16 | 2016-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2016-10-27 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2016-11-03 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2016-11-10 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2016-11-17 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2016-11-24 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2016-12-01 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2016-12-08 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2016-12-15 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2017-01-03 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2017-01-10 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2017-01-17 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2017-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2017-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2017-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2017-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2017-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 17 | Episode 17 | 2017-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2017-11-02 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2017-11-09 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2017-11-23 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2017-11-30 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2017-12-07 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2017-12-14 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2017-12-21 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2018-01-04 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2018-01-11 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2018-01-18 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2018-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2018-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2018-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2018-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2018-02-22 | 30 min |
| Season 26 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2018-10-25 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2021-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2021-11-04 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2021-11-18 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2021-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2021-12-02 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2021-12-09 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2021-12-16 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2021-12-30 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2022-01-06 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2022-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2022-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2022-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2022-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2022-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 29 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2022-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2023-11-02 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2023-11-09 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2023-11-16 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2023-11-23 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2023-11-30 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2023-12-07 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2023-12-14 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2023-12-21 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2024-01-04 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2024-01-11 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2024-01-18 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2024-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2024-02-01 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2024-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2024-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 31 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2024-02-22 | 30 min |
| Season 32 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2024-10-31 | 30 min |
| Season 32 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2024-11-07 | 30 min |
| Season 32 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2024-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 32 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2024-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 32 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2024-12-05 | 30 min |