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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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18:52

Biophilia at the Bots

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/09

"Biophilia", or "love of life", is used to describe the innate tendency of humans to connect with nature. At the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, guide Eoin O’Reilly organised a tour entitled Biophilia. We sent Terry Flanagan and Richard Collins along to learn more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:28

Designated deer: Sika added to the list of EU...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/09

The EU has added Sika deer to the list of invasive alien species of concern in Ireland. But what does this mean in practice for deer management here? Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission joins us on tonight’s programme to tell us more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:29

Dr. Matthew Jebb is back... it’s about lime!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/09

Derek, Richard, Eanna and Niall are joined by recently retired Director of the National Botanic Gardens, for a panel discussion about Lime trees: their characteristics, their ecology and their place in the Irish landscape...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:58

Ancient shamrock at the Trinity College Herbarium

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/09

Dr. Peter Moonlight is the Curator of the Herbarium at Trinity College Dublin's School of Botany, which holds half a million dried plant specimens, including possibly the world’s oldest shamrock specimen! Who else would we send to chat to Peter about all of this but our resident botanist Éanna Ní Lamhna?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:31

The Importance Of Biological Recording

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/02

Terry Flanagan visits Éanna ní Lamhna in her garden in Terenure, Dublin, to chat about Éanna’s time working as a wildlife recorder in An Foras Forbatha and the importance of "citizen science" projects...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:36

The Great Big Garden Birdwatch

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/02

Throughout the day on RTÉ Radio 1, as part of our celebration of RTÉ 100 (marking 100 years of radio in Ireland), we have been discussing the comings and goings of the various different birds visiting Jim Wilson’s bird tables and bird feeders...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:29

What On Earth Is "Biophilia"?

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/02

Naturalist, broadcaster, author and wildlife photographer Eric Dempsey explains in a special reflection why immersion in the natural world plays such an important role in the maintenance and improvement of both mental and physical health...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:25

The Robins Of Richie Ryan

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/02/02

Jim Wilson introduces us to his neighbour, retired naval officer Richie Ryan, who has become famous on social media for his charming videos of wild Robins feeding from his hand...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:16

Happy Retirement To Dr. Matthew Jebb

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/26

As he retires as Director from the National Botanic Garden, we're joined in studio by friend of the programme Dr. Matthew Jebb, to chat about some of the highlights of his three decades of working at "The Bots", and the importance of botanical gardens as powerhouses for conservation and genetic diversity...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:31

The Living And The Dead

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/26

The latest book from naturalist and author Conor W. O’Brien, entitled The Living and the Dead, is an account of his travels both to seek the traces of Ireland’s extinct wildlife and to discover our country’s greatest conservation success stories. He joins us tonight to explain more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:34

What’s On Éanna’s Burns Night Menu?

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/26

Last night, Sunday January 25th, was Burns Night, a key celebration in Scotland’s calendar which commemorates the nation’s most famous poet and proponent of the Scots language, Robert Burns (1759 – 1796). As mother-in-law of a proud Scotsman, our Eanna hosted a very special dinner party last night in celebration of the great Scottish poet...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:34

The Great Big Garden Birdwatch

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/26

On Bank Holiday Monday, Feb 2nd, RTÉ Radio 1 will celebrate The Great Big Garden Birdwatch, as our experts feature across programmes on the station throughout the day. The highlight will be our Nature On One Garden Bird Special at 12 noon. Jim Wilson joins us to tell us what we might expect to see on his garden bird feeder live stream...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:17

What’s The Key To Taking Great Photos Of Kingfishers?...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/19

MGW listener and 6th Year Belvedere student Yuming Lian sent us some fantastic photos of Kingfishers that he had taken recently, and posed some questions for our panel about their feeding habits, which prompts plenty of discussion on tonight’s programme...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:55

Making Your Own Nature Reserve

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/19

Ecologist Donna Mullen bought a farm with the intention of converting it into a haven for flora and fauna. She created Golashane Nature Reserve, which is home to hundreds of plants, birds, mammals, insects and amphibians. Reporter Terry Flanagan, recently travelled to the reserve to see for himself what Donna has achieved...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:59

Coping With A Confused woodpecker

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/19

Listener Ger Deering from Co. Wexford got in touch with us about a Great Spotted Woodpecker that has taken to pecking loudly, not on wood, but rather on the PVC facia of his house. Ger has had to spend considerable money and time repairing the damage and would like to know whether there is anything he can do to deter the misguided bird...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:05

Dolphins Thrill Spectators In Cork City

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/19

Our colleague Rory Cobbe sent us a video of a pod of 6 Common Dolphins swimming in the River Lee in Cork. We speak to Dr. Simon Berrow, CEO of the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, about the increase in Common Dolphin numbers in Irish waters over the past decade...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:37

A Mob Of Meerkats

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/19

Meerkats are highly social and inquisitive mammals hailing from southernmost Africa that just so happen to have an endearingly human-like appearance that many of us find extremely cute. You might think you already know a lot about them, but as Derek, Jim, Eric and Niall discuss on tonight’s programme, there is more to Meerkats than meets the eye...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:24

Great Spotted Woodpeckers

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/05

Listener Fionnuala contacted us about the possibility woodpeckers in Naas, doing damage to a cherry blossom tree in her garden. So why is it that woodpeckers sustain head damage when drumming? Niall, Eanna and Richard explain...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:10

Wetland Birds

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/05

On Jan. 2nd, we broadcast a special edition of Mooney Goes Wild from Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in County Cork, where Derek, Jim Wilson, Niall Hatch and Decland Murphy took a close-up look at the remarkable world of wintering wetland birds. The programme was filmed by Donal Glackin, and you can listen to and watch the full show here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/0102/1551149-mooney-goes-wild-wetland-birds-02-01-26/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:39

Dead Zoo

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2026/01/05

The Natural History Museum in Dublin, known fondly as the 'Dead Zoo', is currently closed for refurbishment works. So where have the animals and exhibits gone? Reporter Terry Flanagan met with curator Emma Murphy to find out...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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