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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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0:05:54

Parakeets in Rome

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/25

Niall was recently in Rome and met up with our former RTÉ colleague Colm Flynn, who is now Vatican Correspondent for EWTN. While strolling around Vatican City, their walk was interrupted by the noisy calls of parakeets.

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0:20:11

On the search for Cottonweed, one of Ireland’s most...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/25

Back in October, our former researcher Michele Browne took a trip south to Our Lady’s Island in Co. Wexford, where she met up with some of the people who have been instrumental in saving one of Ireland’s most critically endangered plant species, the diminutive Cottonweed.

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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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0:04:15

Looking forward to Pope Leo’s Elephant

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/25

Niall has primarily been in Rome to record segments for a special documentary called 'Pope Leo's Elephant', which will be broadcast this coming Christmas Day. It tells the story of an extraordinary diplomatic gift - a magnificent Asian Elephant named Hanno - that was sent to Pope Leo X by King Manuel I of Portugal in 1514.

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0:12:47

Magpies nesting in November?

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/25

We recently received an email from one of our loyal listeners, Conor Cunnane. Conor, who lives in Co. Kildare, noticed that Magpies are nesting in his garden. It's unusual for these birds to build their nests so early so we sent Terry Flanagan there to find out more.

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0:54:35

The Extraordinary Tale of the White Prominent

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/18

Tonight’s programme is a repeat of Eric Dempsey’s fantastic Nature on One documentary all about his quest to track down one of Ireland’s rarest insects, the White Prominent moth.

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0:15:13

Global plant “dark spots”

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/11

A recent study by botanists at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK has identified 33 “dark spots” around the world where it is believed thousands of plant species are still waiting to be discovered. Éanna Ní Lamhna spoke to our good friend Dr. Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin in Dublin.

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0:09:01

Gut health in birds

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/11

For the first time, researchers have provided direct evidence of the role of gut health in wild populations of birds. Researchers at University College Cork recently published their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Lead researcher Shane Somers joins us on the show.

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0:13:20

Keeping track of Starling murmurations this winter

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/11

Individually, Starlings are small, dark birds that at first glance don’t seem particularly special. But when they gather together in massive flocks on winter evenings to perform their aerial ballet, it’s quite a different matter! Tonight, our panel discuss the phenomenon of Starling murmurations.

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0:12:18

Samhain agus Science

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/11/11

Currently underway, having returned for its seventh year, is Samhain agus Science, an annual science festival organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). Roving reporter Terry Flanagan spoke to Prof. Chris Bean of DIAS.

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0:13:49

Plant Pathogen Conference in Co. Carlow

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

Next Saturday (25th October) sees a major conference take place in Teagasc Oak Park in Carlow. Entitled 'Future Plant Health Responders', it will deal with topics such as climate-driven pests and pathogens, crop protection and more. Terry Flanagan met with Dr. Aisling Moffet, founder of Entosoc, and Dr. Anna Tiely, chairperson of SIPP.

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0:20:44

A vending machine for ducks!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

While Richard was in Manchester, he came upon a story about how a vending machine to dispense food for ducks was to be installed at Burrs Country Park by a local community action group.

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0:04:15

BirdLife International Partnership Meeting in Kazakhstan

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

Niall is just back from the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was there on behalf of BirdWatch Ireland to attend the organisation’s Partnership Meeting for its European and Central Asian region. 45 other BirdLife International partners were also in attendance to discuss conservation strategies, international collaborations and more.

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0:04:56

Storm Ashley sees record numbers of Great Shearwaters...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

Storm Ashley impacted a great many people across Ireland, but did you know that it also had a remarkable impact on seabirds? Great Shearwaters were seen in unprecedented numbers off the Kerry coast as they took shelter from the storm in Tralee Bay.

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0:02:38

The Disputed Toll

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

Richard was recently in Manchester to visit the Manchester Museum. He was there to see a very special painting by Heywood Hardy called 'The Disputed Toll', which also happens to be the name of a documentary Richard is making for this Christmas. The toll in question was a fascinating elephant called Maharajah.

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0:04:42

The Extraordinary Tale of the White Prominent:...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/21

As part of our popular Nature on One series, on Bank Holiday Monday (28th October) we will bring you 'The Extraordinary Tale of the White Prominent' which is presented by naturalist and author Eric Dempsey. We have a sneak preview of it for you.

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0:22:38

The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/07

Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, farmer, author and, above all, rewilder. His latest book is called The Magic of An Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey and follows his travels across the length and breadth of Ireland to photograph surviving areas of temperate rainforest.

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0:02:59

What’s inside the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/07

Niall has recently returned from a trip to Tuscany, Italy where, between searching for wildlife and consuming his own body weight in pasta and gelato, he found time to visit the bell tower of Pisa Cathedral, better known to almost everyone as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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0:08:21

Mute Swans are not so mute after all

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/07

With a name like Mute Swan, you would be forgiven for thinking that Ireland’s heaviest bird species was completely silent. Far from it, however: although not as vocal as our other two swan species, Mute Swans nonetheless utter a wide range of hisses, grunts and whistles. Richard Collins has been down to Dublin's Fairview Park to find some.

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0:03:33

The Extraordinary Tale of the White Prominent

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/10/07

As part of our popular Nature on One series, on Bank Holiday Monday 28th October we will be bring you 'The Extraordinary Tale of the White Prominent '. Presented by naturalist and author Eric Dempsey, it follows his quest to track down one of our rarest insects.

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