{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d2140a-cd91-584c-ae39-d08918c12a56/62ac6f79e6aa050013962d63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Killian and Katie McLaughlin : Wild Ireland","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ed77d06c05e843ef40e87/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Topics covered : animal welfare, conservation, having a baby during Covid restrictions, heart condition, major surgery, scar, healing.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode I speak to&nbsp;Killian and Katie McLaughlin who run a wildlife sanctuary in Donegal called ‘Wild Ireland’.</p><p>They met in college when they were both studying law and they’re now married and are parents to Rígan who’s almost 2.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation we talk about their love of animals, their passion for what they do and their plans for the future.</p><p>We also talk about the highs and lows of the past 2 years, including having a baby during Covid restrictions and Katie having to undergo heart surgery.</p><p><br></p><p>They’re an amazing couple who have had so much to deal with but are stronger than ever today.</p><p><br></p><p>* Series 2 of<em>&nbsp;‘Return of the Wild : The Bearman of Buncrana’</em><strong>&nbsp;</strong>will be broadcast on RTE in the coming months so keep an eye out for it.</p><p><br></p><p>And to find out more about/ get tickets for Wild Ireland, click here...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.wildireland.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Ireland</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a fan of my pod, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real.</p>","author_name":"Síle Seoige"}