Dick Warner (19 July 1946 – 16 June 2017) was an Irish environmentalist, writer and broadcaster.
Warner was best known for presenting three series of the half-hour documentary programme, Waterways, in which he explored Ireland's canals by barge.
[1] He worked on over ninety other broadcast television documentaries, including Spirit of Trees and Ironing the Land.
Warner also carried out work for the Central Fisheries Board, The Loughs Agency, The Office of Public Works, the National Botanic Gardens and Tourism Ireland[2] Warner wrote a weekly column for the Irish Examiner, published every Monday, and another season of Waterways began airing on RTÉ in 2011.
[citation needed] Warner died suddenly on 16 June 2017, after falling ill while travelling on a boat on the River Shannon near Ballinasloe.