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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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Celebrating Snowdrop Month

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

February is often referred to as “Snowdrop Month”, as it is the time of year when these delightful flowers burst forth from the soil marking the arrival of spring. Terry Flanagan went to visit Burtown House in Co. Kildare, a Quaker House whose gardens come alive with snowdrops and other flowers each spring.

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0:54:58

The Red Fox

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/03

This is a repeat of today's Nature on One documentary. In it, biologist Terry Flanagan delves into the fascinating world of the red fox. Known for its adaptability and intelligence, it plays a vital role in the ecosystem and offers insight into the delicate balance of nature.

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0:52:56

Eggs

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/27

We Irish love eggs, consuming hundreds of millions of them each year... but have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly a bird's egg is?

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0:54:38

Dürer's Rhinoceros

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/20

In this repeat of a special one-hour Mooney Goes Wild documentary, we delve into the history of Dürer's Rhinoceros.

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0:54:25

The Disputed Toll

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/13

In 1872, Maharajah, an Indian elephant, and his keeper, Lorenzo The Lion Tamer Laurence, walked for ten days from Edinburgh to Manchester. In this Nature on One documentary, zoologist Dr. Richard Collins tells the delightful story of Maharajah’s journey. Image courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery.

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0:54:43

Pope Leo's Elephant

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/06

Tonight's programme is a repeat of our Christmas Day special documentary 'Pope Leo's Elephant'. In 1514, King Manuel I of Portugal sent an extraordinary diplomatic gift to Pope Leo X: an Asian Elephant named Hanno. Derek Mooney and Niall Hatch dig deeper into Hanno’s remarkable story in the Eternal City, Rome.

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0:54:44

Winter Birds Special

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/30

Earlier today, we broadcast a special live programme on Radio One and on the RTÉ News Channel (09.00 - 11.00) and our focus was two of Ireland's most fascinating groups of birds: waders and garden birds.

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0:14:20

The Keeper of the Bees: Bees and Beekeeping in Irish...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

In her wonderful new book The Keeper of the Bees: Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore, beekeeper’s daughter and a student of folklore Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with her memories of growing up in a beekeeping household, collecting swarms with her father and learning how to harvest honey.

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0:01:54

Nightjars confirmed to be breeding in the south-east...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

The mysterious Nightjar is one of Ireland’s most elusive birds. With only sporadic records of breeding over recent decades, the general consensus was that we had effectively lost Nightjars from Ireland. However, a new survey coordinated by BirdWatch Ireland has confirmed that this species still survives in the southeast of the country.

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0:14:09

Death’s-head Hawk-moth

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

Recently, Jesmond Harding from Butterfly Conservation Ireland was in-studio and brought a surprise guest...the (extremely large) pupal stage of the Death’s-head Hawk-moth. This extremely striking creature is not a common insect in Ireland.Terry Flanagan went to see this incredible creature before it was released into the wild.

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0:11:29

On Land and Water: the superb new book from wildlife...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

A recently published book that really caught our eyes is On Land and Water by acclaimed wildlife photographer Sheena Jolley. This superb book differs from most of the other nature photography books on the market, in that it incorporates the poetry of the late D.J. O’Sullivan alongside Sheena’s photographs.

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0:11:24

Congratulations, Dr. Éanna Ní Lamhna!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

All of us here in the Mooney Goes Wild team would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed colleague and friend Éanna Ní Lamhna, who last month was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by the University of Galway.

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0:53:42

Christmas gift special: focus on books about nature

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Every Christmas, the team here at Mooney Goes Wild likes to bring you some of our recommendations for wildlife-themed gifts for your nearest and dearest. This year, we have chosen to focus on natural history books, with Derek and panel each focusing on their own preferred title and interviewing the authors.

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0:10:18

Meetings with Moths: Discovering their Mystery and...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Next we have the selection of Eric Dempsey, who, in addition to his passion for birds is also a great fan of moths. It’s very fitting, therefore, that his choice of book this Christmas is Meetings with Moths: Discovering their Mystery and Extraordinary Lives by Katty Baird. In it, Katty roams Scotland seeking out, documenting and observing moths.

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0:08:22

Lichens of Ireland and Great Britain: a visual guide...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Lichens expert Paul Whelan has been working on his latest book for the past four years and it is Terry Flanagan's Christmas recommendation this year. For tonight’s programme, Terry travelled to Midleton, Co. Cork to meet Paul, to observe some of the local varieties of lichen and, of course, to chat about his book.

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0:07:13

The Most Perfect: Thing Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Staying with the avian theme, the Christmas recommendation of Richard Collins is a book about one of the most impressive and captivating aspects of ornithology. Written by Tim Birkhead, it is the perfect one-stop-shop for everything you have ever wanted to know about avian reproduction.

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0:10:04

Ireland’s Generous Nature: The Past and Present Uses...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

First up this evening is Éanna Ní Lamhna, who has chosen a wonderful book by Irish botanist and environmentalist Peter Wyse Jackson. It is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland.

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0:08:03

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Up next, we have the recommendation of Niall Hatch, which, as you might expect, is a book about birds. It’s not a run-of-the-mill bird book, however, rather a tongue-in-cheek look by Matt Kracht at the ways in which our feathered friends can frustrate and irritate even the most dedicated of birdwatchers.

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0:09:03

Drawn to Nature: Encounters with Irish Wildlife

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/09

Last, but by no means least, we bring you Derek's Christmas pick. A great many listeners will have grown up inspired about wildlife by legendary artist, author and broadcaster Don Conroy. His latest book is a timely reminder of the simple wonders of Ireland’s natural environment, with exquisite illustrations and thoughtful words.

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0:03:34

Slender-billed Curlew declared extinct

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/25

In a very sad development, a once-abundant species has formally been declared extinct. A highly migratory member of the wader family, the Slender-billed Curlew was a close relative of the Eurasian Curlew that we know and love here in Ireland. The last confirmed sighting was of a single individual at Merja Zerga, Morocco in 1995.

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