Mooney Goes Wild - Monday September 7th 2026
Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. For three decades, Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan has been roa...
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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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The Ghost Of The Mountains: Unraveling The Secrets Of The Snow Leopard
The secretive, almost supernatural, reputation of the Snow Leopard, which lives high in the mountain ranges of Central and Southern Asia, ha...
Mooney Goes Wild - Monday August 31st 2026
Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. On tonight's show: 🪶Why Woodpigeons are still nest‑building in late Aug...
Pigeons Galore!
From Dastardly & Muttley's "Stop The Pigeon" to "Pigeon Street", there's one bird that's the focus of our first item on tonight's show! Dere...
Wild Ireland
Next week’s programme, which will be broadcast on Monday September 7th, will be a special compilation of some of the very best reports by ou...
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest
Did you know that rainforests are not confined to the tropical regions of the world and can even be found in Ireland? To find out more, you...
Caterpillars Attacking Horse Chestnut Trees
Regular Mooney Goes Wild listener Nikola Brady got in touch with us with a query. She regularly walks her dog along a country route close to...
Roger Casement: An Exploration Of His Deep Love Of Nature
Roger Casement (1864–1916) is best remembered as one of Ireland's most significant historical figures, but before his execution for his role...
Bill Oddie, RIP
Tonight, we remember Bill Oddie by ending with The Funky Gibbon. From The Goodies to Springwatch, he inspired generations with his humour, l...
Adult Woodpecker Feeding Young
Mooney Goes Wild listener George captured remarkable footage of an adult great spotted woodpecker feeding its youngster in his Monaghan gard...
The Sounds Of Clara Bog
This week's curlew-themed programme continues at Clara Bog, Co. Offaly, where visitors can now enjoy a new audio soundwalk. Created by Music...
Chasing The Curlew's Call
The Curlew is the star of a new bilingual graphic novel helping young people understand climate change and biodiversity loss. Chasing The Cu...
Headstarting Chicks Helps Ireland's Curlew Numbers
Ireland's curlew population has plummeted, but an ambitious conservation project is offering new hope. Twenty 'headstarted' chicks, hatched...
Nature On One: Casement
Next Bank Holiday Monday (3 Aug) at midday, Eric Dempsey presents Nature On One: Casement, exploring Roger Casement's often overlooked passi...
Nursing Homes Week - Connected With Nature
Terry Flanagan visits Craddock House Nursing Home in Naas ahead of Nursing Homes Week 2026 (17–23 August). With this year's theme, "Connecte...
Elvis The European Robin
MGW listener Sean Geraty joins the programme with questions about "Elvis", the bald robin that's been visiting his garden. Why has Elvis los...
Wildlife & The Wallace Line
The Wallace Line is an invisible boundary in Indonesia marking a remarkable divide in wildlife. West of it, animals are typically Asian; eas...
Scene In Braemar
Last week we featured Sir Edwin Landseer's Scene in Braemar ahead of its Sotheby's auction. The dramatic Highland stag painting has now set...
Kew Report: State Of The World's Plants & Fungi
A new global report suggests centuries-old plant collections could help tackle today's biodiversity crisis, with UCC playing a key role. Joh...
Blooming Orchids
Did you know Ireland is home to 30 species of wild orchids? Terry Flanagan visited St. Theresa's in Mount Merrion, where Larry Gordon and Ka...