Mooney Goes Wild

12/01/2026

On Mooney Goes Wild now: another chance to hear our special programme about Declan Murphy's search in Sligo for the Arctic Saxifrage

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02/01/2026

If you missed the show earlier, click below to watch the wonderful video to accompany Mooney Goes Wild - Wetland Birds!

Join Derek Mooney and the team at Harper’s Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in County Cork for a close-up look at the remarkable world of wintering wetland birds. These resilient travellers journey thousands of kilometers to escape the harsh northern cold, finding food and refuge in Ireland’s wetlands. Discover the species that make this seasonal migration, the challenges they face, and why wetlands are vital for their survival.

For more information, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2025/1126/1545987-harpers-island-wetlands-nature-reserve/.

And to watch the video Derek talks about, just click below!
https://youtu.be/e2D8fIQUldI?si=dNfH746neq9NAbhG

Join Derek Mooney and the team at Harper’s Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in County Cork for a close-up look at the remarkable world of wintering wetland bir...

01/01/2026

On RTÉ Radio 1 at 6pm tonight: Nature On One - Arctic Saxifrage

Naturalist Declan Murphy embarks on a lifelong quest to find one of Ireland's rarest and most elusive plants, the Arctic Saxifrage. This tiny, delicate flower clings to the high, windswept ledges of Ben Bulben in County Sligo, a landscape shaped by ice and time.

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30/12/2025

Ring out the old, ring in the new... 🎉

This New Year's Day, join Derek Mooney from 6am, as he presents a special edition of Rising Time to welcome in 2026! And we'd love to hear from YOU! Were you a New Years baby? Do you have a favourite New Years song or piece of music you'd like to hear, and does it mean something special to you? Or perhaps you'd like to share your hopes and dreams for the year ahead, or your New Years Resolutions? Get in contact - e-mail [email protected]!

Rising Time with Derek Mooney
New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1st 2026 | 06:00 – 09:00 | RTÉ Radio 1

Start the New Year with Derek Mooney on Rising Time. Enjoy a bright morning mix of music and conversation, celebrating new arrivals, revisiting classic New Year hits, and offering a peek at the silver screen highlights for the year ahead. Wake up to good company, great tunes, and plenty of reasons to smile as we welcome 2026 together.

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28/12/2025

Calling all lovers! On a special edition of Mooney Goes Wild, starting at 4pm today on RTÉ Radio 1, Terry Flanagan and Niall Hatch report from the Domain of the Dinosaurs exhibition at the Glucksman Gallery, UCC University College Cork – Ireland's largest fossil display...

Visit www.rte.ie/mooney to listen!

25/12/2025

On RTÉ Radio 1 at 3pm: Nature On One

Join Derek Mooney and Niall Hatch as they journey high above the Arctic Circle to meet the Sami reindeer herders. Discover the deep cultural connection between the Sami people and their reindeer and uncover the fascinating story of how these majestic animals became so closely associated with Christmas traditions.

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22/12/2025

On Mooney Goes Wild tonight at 10pm: Derek, Richard, Niall and Eanna are joined by Sweden-based Irish journalist Philip O'Connor, to take a look at some of the more intriguing Swedish wildlife stories to have made headlines recently - including cigarette butt-collecting Corvids, edible road salt, managing wild animals in traffic and the Great Moose Migration!

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2025/1222/1550228-mooney-goes-wild-monday-22-december-2025/

15/12/2025

On Mooney Goes Wild at 10pm tonight: bats that eat robins, fossils in Phibsborough, Carsten Krieger on Ireland's peatlands (plus WIN a copy of his new book Ten Thousand Years Deep: The Story of Ireland's Peatlands), the greening of bus shelters in Ljubljana and seals in the River Liffey!

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15/12/2025

The beauty of the bog.. with Carsten Krieger - Photographer & Author RTÉ Radio 1 Tonight @ 10 pm www.rte.ie/Mooney

12/12/2025

Were you born on New Year’s Day?
Any year, any time!

Derek Mooney is working on a special programme and wants to hear from you!
Email: mooney@rte

12/12/2025

Join Derek & Maura on the RTÉ Today Show, on RTÉ One, today at 3.30pm!

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11/12/2025

Join Derek & Maura on the RTÉ Today Show, on RTÉ One, today @ 3.30pm!

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