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Mooney Goes Wild

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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0:08:48

Richard and Terry go swanning about the place

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/03/04

Richard took a stroll with our roving reporter Terry Flanagan at Broadmeadow Estuary in north Co. Dublin to take a look at a pair of these magnificent creatures.

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0:50:05

Mooney Goes Wild

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2024/03/04

Derek is joined by Richard Collins & Niall Hatch,T erry Flanagan, Éanna Ní Lamhna, Michele Browne Dr Roy Anderson and Rob Gandola.

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0:12:37

Abseiling slug

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/03/04

Derek spoke to Dr. Roy Anderson, Ireland’s leading authority on terrestrial invertebrates and author of the book Slugs of Britain and Ireland: Identification, Understanding and Control at his home in Belfast. As Roy explains, slugs are remarkable and unusual creatures, especially when it comes to reproduction.

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0:07:58

Extremadura: one of the best birdwatching locations...

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2024/03/04

Niall Hatch wasn’t with us for last week’s programme, as he was away on a birdwatching trip to the region of Extremadura in the west of Spain. He tells us it is one of the best birdwatching locations in all of Europe.

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0:09:20

Questions from listeners

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/03/04

Derek and the the panel answer your questions about the Robin, The House Martin and the House Sparrow.

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0:05:32

Questions from listeners

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/26

Derek and the panel answer listeners questions about the Common Wasps and the Harlequin Ladybird.

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0:08:11

Bringing nature back into the lives of children at...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/26

We never cease to be amazed by the imagination and innovation of schools as they strive to bring nature back into the lives of children. Parents are playing a key role in this, as our Researcher Michele Browne found out recently when she met with teachers, parents and students at Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige in Churchtown, Dublin.

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0:17:23

Turn on your frog lights!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/26

Derek recently bumped into radio presenter Adrian Kennedy, who told him an extraordinary story about a frog that was trapped in the rear tail light of his new Škoda car. Our Roving Reporter Terry Flanagan says that this is probably the most unusual report he has ever done in over 20 years on the programme.

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0:14:17

Going on a wild goose chase

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/26

Derek caught up with Eric Dempsey in Irishtown Stadium while he was conducting a goose survey, prior to the birds’ departure for Canada in late March or early April.

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0:51:35

Mooney Goes Wild

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2024/02/26

Derek is joined by Richard Collins, Terry Flanagan and Niall Hatch. Topics up discussion include Frogs, Brent Geese and bringing nature into the lives of children.

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0:10:17

Climate Heroes Wanted!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/19

Our reporter Terry Flanagan recently met the CEO of Global Action Plan, Hans Zomer, who explained what the Climate Heroes Challenge entails and how people can become involved.

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0:54:15

Mooney Goes Wild

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2024/02/19

Derek is joined by Richard Collins, Terry Flanagan, Niall Hatch, Éanna Ní Lamhna, Terry Flanagan and Jim Wilson. Topic up for discussion include Blue Tits, hedge cutting, Climate Heroes Challange, birds and human health, birds standing on one leg and a new year plant hunt.

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0:18:18

Birds and human health

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2024/02/19

Aimée Gray is a former researcher with the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and she tells us more about her research into the impact of birds on human health'.

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0:06:50

New Year Plant Hunt

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/19

Botanist and BSBI’s Ireland Officer Bridget Keehan speaks to Éanna Ní Lamhna about the results of the New Year Plant Hunt of the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland.

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0:06:07

Questions from listeners

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/19

Derek and the panel answer listeners questions about Blue Tits banging their heads against a mirror in the garden and when should you not cut your hedges?

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0:11:34

Just One Leg to Stand On

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/19

Jim Wilson spoke to Éadaoin and Ciarán Farrell, Pupils St. Peter’s Secondary School in Passage West, Co. Cork on their reseacrh project which was awarded First Place in the Biological & Ecological Sciences – Intermediate Group category in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024.

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0:08:40

Grumpy Snowdrops

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/12

Our Researcher Michele Browne paid a visit to the banks of the River Slaney near Tullow in Co. Carlow, where on the 40-acre Altamont Gardens she met with plantsman Robert Miller, who runs the garden centre there and was keen to show Michele some particularly grumpy-faced snowdrops!

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0:06:23

Salmon in trouble

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/12

Sturgeon are not the only migratory: the also travels long distances between its feeding and spawning waters. A highly celebrated species here in Ireland, sadly it is also an increasingly threatened one. As Ken tells us.

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0:16:27

Could we bring the Sturgeon back to Ireland?

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/12

Our expert in all things fishy, Ken Whelan, discusses the pros and cons of a potential sturgeon reintroduction campaign in Irish rivers and the benefits to other species, including Salmon.

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0:03:34

Mayflies on Lough Carra

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/02/12

Ken gives us an update on his project to monitor Mayflies and on efforts to ensure that their populations can grow and thrive once more at key strongholds, including Lough Carra in Co. Mayo.

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