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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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12:40

Terry Flanagan is in clover . . . literally!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/06/09

Ireland is home to some very rare native plants, and one of the rarest and hardest to find of all is the Burrowing Clover. Wicklow-based naturalist and author Declan Murphy met up with Terry Flanagan on the banks of the River Vartry to find it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:51

The uplifting power of a Blackbird

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2025/06/09

To finish tonight’s programme, we thought we would share with you a truly beautiful and deeply moving account of a chance encounter with a Blackbird that was sent to us by listener Nuala McLoughlin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:32

The loss of experience in elephant societies

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2025/06/09

A new study has revealed how the loss of experienced individual elephants from their social groups stops the knowledge transfer between generations. Dr Lucy Bates (who led the research) from the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:25

Cuckoo singing in Co. Wexford . . . but is he too late?

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2025/06/09

Listener Ann Gethings kindly sent us a recording made by her brother Marc on his farm in Killaughrim in Caim, Co. Wexford. Marc’s recording features the unmistakable sounds of a male Cuckoo in song . . . but was this Cuckoo late?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:37

Five fantastic facts about our feathered friends in...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/06/09

Were you one of the thousands of people who attended Bord Bia Bloom over the June Bank Holiday period? Derek and the team were there to bring you a very special live edition of Mooney Goes Wild. Here's one of the highlights: Niall Hatch gives five fantastic facts about feathered friends in five minutes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:10

Mooney Goes Wild: Live From Bloom 2025

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2025/06/02

It's a special live programme this Bank Holiday Monday as the Mooney Goes Wild team broadcasts from Bloom at Dublin's Phoenix Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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53:15

Mooney Goes Wild at 30

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2025/06/02

On this Bank Holiday Monday, enjoy a repeat of this special documentary celebrating 30 years of Mooney Goes Wild, presented by Colm Flynn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:30

Remembering Michael O'Meara

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/26

Last week, the very sad news reached us that Michael O’Meara, a luminary in the world of Irish wildlife and a wonderful chronicler and custodian of the flora and fauna of Co. Waterford, had died. Éanna pays tribute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:40

Breeding Waders EIP: saving some of Ireland’s most...

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2025/05/26

Waders are amongst the most threatened breeding species in Ireland. Serious conservation work is underway to support them including The Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership. Terry Flanagan travelled to the shores of Lough Ree to speak to Owen Murphy, Senior Project Manager with the EIP, and Nest Protection Officer Dana Neill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:46

Zombie Spiders

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/26

We know that a great many of you happen to have a fear of spiders, so you might not be thrilled to learn that Ireland now has “zombie spiders” to contend with! Found living in a cave between Cavan and Fermanagh, speleologists Tim and Pam Fogg are the husband-and-wife team who first discovered them so Michele Browne went to meet them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:30

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

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2025/05/26

Vera Lynn once sang about the Nightingale, and while they may no longer sing in Berkeley Square, they certainly do still sing in the south of France. As Niall tells us, they are actually still fairly common there and he has a recording to share.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:40

Hazel Dormouse in Co. Clare

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2025/05/26

Recently, we received an email from Rosaleen Bourke in Bellharbour, Co. Clare, about a rare sighting of a Hazel Dormouse in that part of Ireland. We talk about the newest rodents to call Ireland home, how they differ from “true” mice, and whether their spread across Ireland will continue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:13

Rare bird looks set to stay in Dublin’s Phoenix Park...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

Ónagh Kelly recently sent us a recording of a very striking bird sound captured in Phoenix Park. It was none other than the territorial “drumming” sound of a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Ónagh joins us to talk about the various birds that frequent the iconic park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:34

Papillons de France

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

For tonight’s programme, Niall Hatch joins us from the delightful town of Mandelieu-La Napoule on the French Riviera, close to Cannes. Niall is on the lookout for butterflies (with France home to around 250 types), birds and moths such as the Hummingbird Hawk-moth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:39

Going Cuckoo with Eric Dempsey!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

Eric Dempsey has sent us a report for tonight’s programme all about a bird that happens to share his deep interest in moths: the Cuckoo. Eric happened to be out and about in the Midlands recently and heard one singing, and thankfully he managed to record it for us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:17

National Biodiversity Week 2025

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

A quick reminder that National Biodiversity Week is currently underway, running this year from May 16th to 25th. Catherine O'Toole, Development Officer with the Irish Environmental Network, tells us more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:04

Lime Hawk-moth

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

Lys Duff, one of our loyal listeners, sent us a lovely email recently with several photos attached of the rare Lime Hawk-moth. Needing further investigation, naturally we sent Terry Flanagan off and he spoke with lepidopterist Jesmond Harding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:48

Dublin Port Tolka Estuary Greenway

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/19

The new Dublin Port Tolka Estuary Greenway has become a haven for wildlife in the heart of our capital city. On a recent sunny morning, we dispatched the inimitable Éanna Ni Lamhna to meet with Eamon McElroy, Port Engineer with Dublin Port Company, to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:59

Invasive Species Week: 12th to 18th May 2025

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/12

Over the years, we have spoken many times on the programme about the threats posed by alien invasive species. Invasive Species Week will take place from May 12th to 18th May. John Kelly is Invasive Species Programme Manager with the National Biodiversity Data Centre and speaks to the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:19

Great Tits: a staggering 77 years of data from Wytham...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/12

The Great Tit is a common and widespread species across Ireland and beyond. For 77 years now in the UK, researchers have been studying the many Great Tits which breed at a location called Wytham Woods near Oxford, England. We speak to Professor Ben Sheldon, Director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology at the University of Oxford.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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