1 Oct 2025

Stories from Our Changing World

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 1 October 2025

Time now for Our Changing World, and we're catching up with Claire Concannon. This week she is explaining the mystery of the disappearing sponges of Lough Hyne and what scientists have learnt from their disappearance. 

Three people on a small boat; two in diving suits and one writing on a clipboard. The boat is on calm water under a bright sky with scattered clouds.

Gabi Wood records dive details from Professor James Bell and Kea Witting after a Lough Hyne dive. Photo: Claire Concannon