Barn Owl In Co. Wexford
Listener Danny Martin-Carroll sent us in this recording of a Barn Owl he heard outside his home in Co. Wexford...
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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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A Birdie On The Golf Course
Terry Flanagan’s busy week continues as he heads to Blainroe Golf Club in Wicklow. Club captain Garry Kennedy brings him around the course t...
Robot Lawnmowers Impacting German Hedgehogs
Hedgehog numbers are falling across Europe, with the species now listed as Near Threatened after a 30% decline. In Germany, night-time robot...
You Wait Ten Years For A Blue Tit To Turn Up, Then Seven Appear At Once
MGW listener Michael in Terenure finally has success with his garden nestbox after ten quiet years — a pair of Blue Tits moved in, built a n...
A Banshee In Wexford?
Listener Danny in Wexford shared a recording from his new home after spotting an owl circling overhead at night. The mystery caller turned o...
A Sneak Peek At A Greek Squeak
Fresh from a BirdLife meetup in Lemnos, Niall Hatch followed some mysterious nighttime squeaks outside his rural hotel — only to discover a...
A Blooming Good Time For BirdWatch Ireland
Niall Hatch is sounding very hoarse tonight — the price of talking non-stop to crowds at BirdWatch Ireland’s buzzing Bloom stand! The effort...
Burren Archaeology Festival
The Burren’s vast limestone, wildflowers and ancient tombs shape a landscape where people and deep history meet. Heritage Keepers Coordinato...
Cruising The Skelligs
Cruising doesn’t have to mean the Bahamas or Antarctica — there’s magic on our own coast. This evening, ornithologist Jim Wilson joins us fr...
Badger-Watching In Dublin
Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan meets up with wildlife enthusiast Gustavo Zoladz, who recently discovered two badger setts along th...
Bloom, Biodiversity & Invasive Species Bureau
Éanna Ní Lamhna previews a MGW special recorded at Bloom 2026, airing on Bank Holiday Monday, June 1st, in which she explores the festival’s...
Nature On One - Lapwing
Ireland’s beloved Lapwing, long rooted in folklore and farming, is now on the Red List of endangered species. In this Nature On One special...
Do Daddy Robins Feed The Chicks?
During the week, we received a voice note from one of our listeners, Sean Murray. He had observed a family of Robins in his garden, with bot...
Back From The Brink
A new series of Derek's TV show, Back From The Brink, began last night on RTÉ One, in which he explores urban wildlife restoration across Eu...
Whale Watch Ireland 2026: Saturday, May 23rd
Whale Watch Ireland 2026 takes place next Saturday, with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group running free expert-led whale- and dolphin-watchi...
What Are Those Starlings Up To?
Listener Nikola Brady, from Co. Kildare, e-mailed mooney@rte.ie after spotting strange Starling behaviour outside her bedroom window and rec...
Going Round In Circles: What Could Bee Causing It?
Listener Henrietta Broderick filmed a Honeybee in her Galway garden pacing in tiny circles, releasing a mustard-yellow droplet before contin...
The Conference Of Birds
Two special performances of The Conference of Birds at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum highlighted the plight of Ireland’s Red-listed birds thro...
Did Derek Smell A Rat?
On his way to the RTÉ car park, Derek briefly recoiled after spotting what he assumed was a Brown Rat. Moments later he realised it was actu...
Remarkable Reefs
Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, support a third of visible marine life and host vast hidden biodiversity. A new Nature...