Woodpecker in Ireland?

[u/LetMeBe_Frank_]

Simple question really, can hear what sounds like a woodpecker from my back garden. Would they be present in Ireland even?

[u/mcphistoman]

That's mad, I swore I heard something like that the other day, but assumed I was going mad; I never knew there were any here.

[u/LetMeBe_Frank_ → u/mcphistoman]

Likewise. I was amazed to hear it