VIDEO: Teaser for new RTE documentary on the Shannon
The Big Meadow in Athlone, Saints Island on Lough Ree and a number of other islands on the lake feature heavily in a new two-part documentary called 'The Secret Life of the Shannon’.
The programme was filmed over two years and is presented by internationally renowned wildlife presenter Colin Stafford-Johnson, who brings viewers on a truly spectacular journey along the River Shannon, revealing the secret lives of its wild inhabitants.