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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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0:05:29

Kestrels in decline

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/04/08

Niall Hatch tells us on tonight’s programme, the Kestrel is sadly declining in Ireland, to such an extent that it now finds itself on the Red-list of Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland, it is nonetheless still to be found in all 32 counties on this island and is not yet a rarity here.

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0:05:51

Richard gets up close and personal with Ötzi the Iceman

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2024/04/08

Last week, Richard Collins took a trip to the Italian Alps with no fewer than seven of his grandchildren. The main purpose of their visit was to see the remains of Ötzi the Iceman, the oldest-known naturally preserved mummy in Europe.

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0:05:18

Fisheries Society

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2024/04/08

In Co. Kerry, fishermen are leading the way in the protection of vital sea nurseries in Tralee Bay. Denis O’Shea is Manager of the Tralee Oyster Fisheries Society, and he joins us on tonight’s programme to tell us more.

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0:03:37

Could a South American Creamy-bellied Thrush be...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/04/08

Brilliant though it is, Merlin still makes mistakes, as we learn courtesy of an erroneous report we received of a Creamy-bellied Thrush, a species usually confined to South America. As our panellists explain on tonight’s programme, we can be absolutely certain that it is impossible for one of these New World songbirds to turn up in Ireland.

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01:04:00

The Gearagh

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/04/08

Derek was filming for Bank from the Brink at the The Gearagh in Co. Cork during the week. While there, producer and director of the programme, our good friend Rory Cobbe, took the opportunity to speak to local resident Una Keating about the area, when what should fly overhead but their first Swallow of the year?

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0:12:55

Rays, skates and sharks in Tralee Bay

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2024/04/08

Mooney Goes Wild Researcher Michele Browne met with Louise Overy, a shark expert and lecturer at MTU Kerry, they speak about the importance of Tralee Bay as a nursery ground for the above-mentioned cartilaginous fish species, about Angel Sharks, in particular, and about the hunt for Mermaid’s purses.

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0:03:52

Cetti's Warbler

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/04/08

Eric Dempsey recently had the good fortune of seeing and hearing one a Cetti's Warbler at BirdWatch Ireland’s East Coast Nature Reserve in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow.

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0:03:15

I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/04/08

we discuss the impact of storms on animals and check in with our panellists to see whether they survived the meteorological onslaught.

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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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0:07:58

Extremadura: one of the best birdwatching locations...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

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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0:08:48

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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0:12:37

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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0:09:51

Lizard or not?

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/03/04

Listener Damian Coman from Tipperary sent us a photo of a small creature that he discovered under a pile of logs in his garden. We sent thes photo to our good friend Rob Gandola of the Irish Herpetological Society, who revealed that it wasn’t a lizard, but rather was a Smooth Newt,

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0:50:05

Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild ·

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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0:08:11

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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0:05:32

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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0:14:17

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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0:17:23

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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0:06:50

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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