https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mooney-goes-wild--6659588enNatureCopyright Fleibo Leiboshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4489dec0a5608f4c34dda70b9cfc4825.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mooney-goes-wild--6659588Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:23:04 +0000Fleibo LeibosFleibo Leibosfeeds@spreaker.comDerek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.falsef5e51973-1f70-5ddd-8a1a-afb11bc9f664episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-farmed-salmon-affect-wild-fish--75206804omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-46231Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:19:19 +0000Fleibo LeibosProf Philip McGinnity discusses the impact of farmed Atlantic Salmon interbreeding with wild Irish salmon.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1385falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2026-a-good-year-for-irish-butterflies--75206793omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-46232Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:19:19 +0000Fleibo LeibosTerry Flanagan visits Declan Murphy in Newcastle, Co Wicklow, to discover why 2026 has been a good year for Irish butterflies.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>745falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fishy-behaviour-in-arctic-norway--75204501omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-46215Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosKen Whelan explores Arctic Char, Grayling, invasive Pink Salmon and King Crab in northern Norway and Finland.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-goes-wild-monday-september-7th-2026--74984998For three decades, Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan has been roaming the highways and byways of Ireland in search of answers to your wildlife queries. He's been up every tree, down every ditch and through every hedge in pursuit of a good story - if there's a mystery in the natural world, Terry is usually the man to solve it... he is, after all, the Sherlock Holmes of RTÉ wildlife reporting!
Over the years he has investigated countless countryside curiosities that have left listeners scratching their heads! Tonight we're dipping into the archives to revisit some classic Terry reports - including the mystery of communal rook roosting in Portlaoise, meeting the Swans of Lough Ennell and pausing to savour the orchids of Mount Merrion...
For more information, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/0905/1590440-mgw-special-terrys-reports-monday-07-09-26/.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>LiveRecording-Omny-43823Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:19:27 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. For three decades, Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan has been roaming the highways and byways of Ireland in search of answers to your wildlife queries. He's been up every tree,...For three decades, Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan has been roaming the highways and byways of Ireland in search of answers to your wildlife queries. He's been up every tree, down every ditch and through every hedge in pursuit of a good story - if there's a mystery in the natural world, Terry is usually the man to solve it... he is, after all, the Sherlock Holmes of RTÉ wildlife reporting!
Over the years he has investigated countless countryside curiosities that have left listeners scratching their heads! Tonight we're dipping into the archives to revisit some classic Terry reports - including the mystery of communal rook roosting in Portlaoise, meeting the Swans of Lough Ennell and pausing to savour the orchids of Mount Merrion...
For more information, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/0905/1590440-mgw-special-terrys-reports-monday-07-09-26/.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3129falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ghost-of-the-mountains-unraveling-the-secrets-of-the-snow-leopard--74791718omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-43626Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:18:55 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe secretive, almost supernatural, reputation of the Snow Leopard, which lives high in the mountain ranges of Central and Southern Asia, has led to the species being dubbed The Ghost of the Mountains - which just so happens to be the title of a new...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1893falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-goes-wild-monday-august-31st-2026--74791719On tonight's show: 🪶Why Woodpigeons are still nest‑building in late August🐦A listener’s mystery pigeon with extravagant feathered feet❄️We learn about Snow Leopards with Dr Kullu Suryawanshi — author of The Ghost of the MountainsFor more information on tonight's show, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/0830/1589743-mooney-goes-wild-monday-august-31st-2026/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>LiveRecording-Omny-42854Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:18:51 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. On tonight's show: 🪶Why Woodpigeons are still nest‑building in late August🐦A listener’s mystery pigeon with extravagant feathered feet❄️We learn about Snow Leopards with Dr Kullu...On tonight's show: 🪶Why Woodpigeons are still nest‑building in late August🐦A listener’s mystery pigeon with extravagant feathered feet❄️We learn about Snow Leopards with Dr Kullu Suryawanshi — author of The Ghost of the MountainsFor more information on tonight's show, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/0830/1589743-mooney-goes-wild-monday-august-31st-2026/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3193falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-ireland--74791721omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-43627Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNext week’s programme, which will be broadcast on Monday September 7th, will be a special compilation of some of the very best reports by our intrepid roving reporter, Terry Flanagan.To whet your appetite, we close tonight’s programme with one of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>397falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pigeons-galore--74791720See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-43625Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFrom 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! Derek recently spotted a Woodpigeon carrying a stick in its beak, something that is a common sight in the...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>902falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-irish-atlantic-rainforest--74230914omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-40617Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDid 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 will definitely want to tune into the forthcoming RTÉ television programme An Irish Atlantic Rainforest. This...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>2183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caterpillars-attacking-horse-chestnut-trees--74229279omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-40535Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRegular 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 her house in Kilcock, Co. Kildare and recently noticed a problem with the Horse Chestnut trees lining those...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>727falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roger-casement-an-exploration-of-his-deep-love-of-nature--74229277omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>relay-40536Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRoger Casement (1864–1916) is best remembered as one of Ireland's most significant historical figures, but before his execution for his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, he earned an international reputation as a humanitarian and diplomat. Serving as a...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-the-curlew-s-call--73204492omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22632931Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Curlew is the star of a new bilingual graphic novel helping young people understand climate change and biodiversity loss. Chasing The Curlew's Call, created by UCC and Met Éireann, uses storytelling to inspire children to connect with nature....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adult-woodpecker-feeding-young--73204491omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22632933Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMooney Goes Wild listener George captured remarkable footage of an adult great spotted woodpecker feeding its youngster in his Monaghan garden. The species has spread rapidly across Ireland in recent years. George joins Derek, Richard and Terry to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-on-one-casement--73204490omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22632929Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNext Bank Holiday Monday (3 Aug) at midday, Eric Dempsey presents Nature On One: Casement, exploring Roger Casement's often overlooked passion for the natural world. The programme visits the National Museum of Ireland's natural history collections,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-oddie-rip--73204489omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22633273Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight, we remember Bill Oddie by ending with The Funky Gibbon. From The Goodies to Springwatch, he inspired generations with his humour, love of birds and passion for conservation. Fittingly, the song was later re-released to support gibbon...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/headstarting-chicks-helps-ireland-s-curlew-numbers--73204488omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22633282Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland's curlew population has plummeted, but an ambitious conservation project is offering new hope. Twenty 'headstarted' chicks, hatched from eggs flown in from Yorkshire, were reared at Dublin Zoo before being released at Lough Corrib. Owen Murphy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sounds-of-clara-bog--73204487omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22632932Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThis week's curlew-themed programme continues at Clara Bog, Co. Offaly, where visitors can now enjoy a new audio soundwalk. Created by Music Generation Offaly, composer Fiona Linnane and local TY students, it blends wildlife sounds, poetry and music....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>626falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nursing-homes-week-connected-with-nature--72957895omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22629478Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTerry Flanagan visits Craddock House Nursing Home in Naas ahead of Nursing Homes Week 2026 (17–23 August). With this year's theme, "Connected With Nature", he meets residents and staff preparing a range of nature-inspired activities, and hears how...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wildlife-the-wallace-line--72957882omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22629480Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Wallace Line is an invisible boundary in Indonesia marking a remarkable divide in wildlife. West of it, animals are typically Asian; east, they’re Australasian. Richard and Terry explore its story with Derek, while BirdWatch Ireland's Niall Hatch...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1701falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elvis-the-european-robin--72957881omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22629479Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMGW listener Sean Geraty joins the programme with questions about "Elvis", the bald robin that's been visiting his garden. Why has Elvis lost his head feathers, and why did a parent bird single out one juvenile for aggression? Derek, Richard and Terry...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>774falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mystery-monaghan-mustelid--72853884omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627385Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe love receiving your wildlife photos and videos (send them to mooney@rte.ie). James Morrisroe from Co Monaghan shared footage of a mystery visitor raiding his bins at dawn. Was it a pine marten? Our panel takes a closer look at the video and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scene-in-braemar--72853882omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627188Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast week we featured Sir Edwin Landseer's Scene in Braemar ahead of its Sotheby's auction. The dramatic Highland stag painting has now set a new auction record for the artist, selling for £5.9 million – well above its estimate and around five times...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>129falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kew-report-state-of-the-world-s-plants-fungi--72853881omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627189Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA new global report suggests centuries-old plant collections could help tackle today's biodiversity crisis, with UCC playing a key role. Johan Reyes Chavez, a PhD student at University College Cork and Climate & Innovation Officer with Fundación...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-activities-in-july--72853880omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627384Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek, Terry and Eanna chat about nature and wildlife activities that can be enjoyed around Ireland in this lovely sunny weather, including visiting Ireland's Eye, and observing the gannet population there...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>128falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invasive-species-week--72853879omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627190Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosInvasive Species Week highlighted the growing threat non-native plants pose to Ireland's biodiversity. Garden favourites like Cherry Laurel, Rhododendron and Spanish Bluebells can spread into the wild, displacing native species. Oisín O'Néill of the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blooming-orchids--72853878omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22627191Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDid you know Ireland is home to 30 species of wild orchids? Terry Flanagan visited St. Theresa's in Mount Merrion, where Larry Gordon and Kate McLoughlin have spent 25 years caring for a meadow now blooming with four different native orchid...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>915falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stag-for-sale-landseer-s-scene-in-braemar--72750461omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22625345Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosSir Edwin Landseer's monumental Scene in Braemar, featuring a majestic Highland stag, goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in London this week with an estimate of £3-4 million. Derek speaks to Sotheby's specialist Julian Gascoigne about the dramatic...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>501falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-we-cull-invasive-alien-grey-squirrels-to-save-our-native-reds--72750460omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22625346Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA feasibility study is exploring the culling of invasive Grey Squirrels in Dublin and Wicklow to help native Red Squirrels return to urban areas. Led by Dr Emma Sheehy, the proposal has prompted public consultation and debate over balancing...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>2183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-washing-soda-bad-for-birds--72750459omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22625344Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBernie Dennehy from Cork feared she had accidentally poisoned a Blackbird after cleaning her patio with washing soda solution and later finding a dead bird. Our panellists explain washing soda isn't toxic to birds and exposure was minimal. A far more...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/basking-sharks-and-humpback-whales-in-donegal-bay--72641338omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22623459Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDonegal Bay is witnessing an exceptional gathering of Basking Sharks, with dozens of the world's second-largest fish feeding, travelling in groups and even breaching near Mullaghmore Head. Mark O’Connor of Donegal Bay Conservation Trust also discusses...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>622falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/35-years-of-ireland-as-a-whale-and-dolphin-sanctuary-rare-stranding-of-gervais-beaked-whale--72641337omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22623461Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Irish Whale and Dolphin Group marks 35 years since Ireland became a whale and dolphin sanctuary. Ireland’s waters host over 25 cetacean species, but threats remain. Dr. Simon Berrow also discusses a rare Gervais’ Beaked Whale stranding in Clare,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-at-the-longest-day-of-the-year--72641335omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22623462Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosYesterday was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Midsummer is a vital time for Ireland’s wildlife, with long daylight hours helping plants and animals grow, reproduce and build energy reserves. It’s a season of abundance worth...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paddy-the-east-wall-heron--72641330omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22623460Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosReporter Terry Flanagan visits East Wall in Dublin to meet listener Carol Corri and her unusual garden guest, Paddy the Grey Heron. While herons typically feed on fish, frogs and other aquatic prey, Paddy has developed a taste for chicken legs and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>705falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sneak-peek-at-a-greek-squeak--72435326omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619883Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFresh from a BirdLife meetup in Lemnos, Niall Hatch followed some mysterious nighttime squeaks outside his rural hotel — only to discover a baby Long-eared Owl loudly demanding snacks. He filmed the adorable sounds on his phone, and tells us about...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-wait-ten-years-for-a-blue-tit-to-turn-up-then-seven-appear-at-once--72435325omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619875Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMGW listener Michael in Terenure finally has success with his garden nestbox after ten quiet years — a pair of Blue Tits moved in, built a nest and are now raising their brood on camera. Tonight, reporter Terry Flanagan visits to see the live feed and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>836falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-banshee-in-wexford--72435324omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619881Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Danny in Wexford shared a recording from his new home after spotting an owl circling overhead at night. The mystery caller turned out to be a Barn Owl seeking a mate — its eerie cries the same sounds that helped inspire Ireland’s famous...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>340falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-blooming-good-time-for-birdwatch-ireland--72435323omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619884Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNiall Hatch is sounding very hoarse tonight — the price of talking non-stop to crowds at BirdWatch Ireland’s buzzing Bloom stand! The effort paid off, with hundreds of new members, and a huge win for Ireland’s biggest conservation charity...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>129falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robot-lawnmowers-impacting-german-hedgehogs--72435322omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619854Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosHedgehog numbers are falling across Europe, with the species now listed as Near Threatened after a 30% decline. In Germany, night-time robot lawnmowers are a major culprit. Dr Anne Berger joins us to explain the injuries they cause, the public...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>731falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-birdie-on-the-golf-course--72435321omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619855Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTerry Flanagan’s busy week continues as he heads to Blainroe Golf Club in Wicklow. Club captain Garry Kennedy brings him around the course to meet his most unusual playing partner — Jake, a remarkably tame Rook who’s made himself part of the golfing...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>911falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barn-owl-in-co-wexford--72422424omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22619717Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:29:43 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Danny Martin-Carroll sent us in this recording of a Barn Owl he heard outside his home in Co. Wexford...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>56falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/badger-watching-in-dublin--72161664omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615845Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan meets up with wildlife enthusiast Gustavo Zoladz, who recently discovered two badger setts along the River Dodder in Dublin...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>873falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-daddy-robins-feed-the-chicks--72161663omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615848Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDuring 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 both Mammy Robin and Daddy Robin feeding the little chicks, and wondered - is it usual for Daddy Robins to feed...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>445falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-on-one-lapwing--72161661omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615847Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland’s beloved Lapwing, long rooted in folklore and farming, is now on the Red List of endangered species. In this Nature On One special airing at midday on Bank Holiday Monday, June 1st, Karla Goodman explores its cultural role, the threats it...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>56falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cruising-the-skelligs--72161660omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615843Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCruising doesn’t have to mean the Bahamas or Antarctica — there’s magic on our own coast. This evening, ornithologist Jim Wilson joins us from the National Geographic Explorer, currently sailing around the Skelligs in search of Puffins, Gannets and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>869falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burren-archaeology-festival--72161659omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615844Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Burren’s vast limestone, wildflowers and ancient tombs shape a landscape where people and deep history meet. Heritage Keepers Coordinator Mary Dillon of Burrenbeo joins Derek, Richard and Terry to discuss the Burren Archaeology Festival, which...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloom-biodiversity-invasive-species-bureau--72161651omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22615846Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosÉanna Ní Lamhna previews a MGW special recorded at Bloom 2026, airing on Bank Holiday Monday, June 1st, in which she explores the festival’s strong biodiversity focus and reflects on her family’s link to the show. She also chats about travelling the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>460falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whale-watch-ireland-2026-saturday-may-23rd--72062855omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613586Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhale Watch Ireland 2026 takes place next Saturday, with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group running free expert-led whale- and dolphin-watching events at 18 coastal sites from 17:00–19:00. IWDG Sightings Officer Pádraig Whooley outlines the event’s...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>638falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-derek-smell-a-rat--72062854omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613581Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn 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 actually a Grey Squirrel, and his revulsion disappeared. He asks the panel why his instinctive response to each...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/back-from-the-brink--72062853omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613587Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA 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 Europe. Episode two, airing next Sunday, brings us to Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork, where Peregrines...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conference-of-birds--72062852omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613583Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTwo special performances of The Conference of Birds at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum highlighted the plight of Ireland’s Red-listed birds through theatre, music and art. It was performed by The Elders and Cór na Nóg. Derek, Niall and John MacKenna...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>701falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-are-those-starlings-up-to--72062851omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613585Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Nikola Brady, from Co. Kildare, e-mailed mooney@rte.ie after spotting strange Starling behaviour outside her bedroom window and recording it. Curious, reporter Terry Flanagan visited Nikola to learn more about these scuffling Starlings...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>803falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-round-in-circles-what-could-bee-causing-it--72062845omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22613584Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Henrietta Broderick filmed a Honeybee in her Galway garden pacing in tiny circles, releasing a mustard-yellow droplet before continuing. She chats about what she saw, and our panel discuss what the cause of this odd behaviour might be...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>407falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remarkable-reefs--71867448omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22606616Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCoral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, support a third of visible marine life and host vast hidden biodiversity. A new Nature study reveals living reefs contain previously unknown biomolecules with potential for medicine and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1082falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-a-walled-garden-in-meath--71867447omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22606615Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosReporter Terry Flanagan visits a walled garden in Stamullen, Co. Meath, with Ciarán de Buitléar. Ciarán grows his food in close partnership with wildlife and nature, and has written a book, Nature's Acre, to encourage others to do the same...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>668falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-on-one-talking-birds-bank-holiday-monday-may-4th-2026-at-midday--71702279omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604940Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCobh natives Jim Wilson and Seán Ronayne return to Cuskinny Marsh, the place that sparked their love of nature. In this Nature on One special, they explore its rich habitats as Seán works to record a year of its wild sounds, reflecting on why this...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-tits-cuckoos-and-woodpeckers--71702277omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604946Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe received an e-mail to mooney@rte.ie from listener Helena Golden in Leitrim, aka the Willow Woman! She joins us on the line to tell us about her passion for weaving using natural materials, her Blue Tit nest box camera, and the cuckoo and woodpecker...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>689falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mermaid-s-purse-discovered-by-schoolboy-in-co-kerry--71702276omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604947Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCalled the “Ghost of the Sea,” the rare White Skate has reappeared in Kerry after vanishing from much of its range. Sixth-class student Rocco Stallard found a huge Mermaid’s Purse on Camp Beach, evidence that White Skates may be using local bays as a...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>484falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dawn-chorus-rte-radio-1-and-rte-lyric-fm-sunday-may-3rd-2026-00-00-07-00--71702275omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604939Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRTÉ marks International Dawn Chorus Day this Sunday as nature lovers join one of its most atmospheric broadcasts. From midnight to 7am, RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ lyric fm share seven hours of live birdsong, insight and music, capturing the moment Ireland...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/april-1st-no-fools-day-for-salmon-of-knowledge--71702273omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604948Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMarine Biologist Ken Whelan, Vice President of the Atlantic Salmon Trust, chats to the panel about how Christmas Day and April 1st (which is co-incidentally his birthday!) are so important in the life cycle of Salmon...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>730falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swallows-and-wrens--71702272omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22604933Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Madeline Carey, from Co. Clare, says a wren has taken over the swallow nest in her garage after 35 years of welcoming swallows. Worried that wrens may harm swallow eggs or chicks, she asks what she can do before the swallows return. Our panel...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>633falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greenland-shark-washes-up-on-irish-coast-for-first-time--71507431omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602787Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA Greenland Shark stranded in Co Sligo last week - the first such recording on Ireland’s coast - made news headlines around the world. Leaving Cert students Hammad Chaudhry and James Winters O’Donnell reported it to the IWDG, and they join us to share...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>715falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-dublin-art-exhibition-at-rathmines-library--71507427omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602792Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWild Dublin, a free week-long exhibition running at Rathmines Library until April 27th, showcases artist Fiona Phelan’s work alongside paintings by her primary school students, and celebrates the city’s diverse wildlife. MGW researcher Michèle Browne...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-marvel-ous-new-sig-tune--71507423omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602791Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRTÉ Radio 1 has unveiled new signature tunes as part of its refreshed on-air sound. In the Irish Times, Ed Power joked that the new Mooney Goes Wild theme “sounds like it was scored by the people behind the latest Marvel blockbuster” — fitting for a...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-chorus-of-french-frogs--71507422omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602790Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNiall Hatch chats to Derek, Eanna, Richard and Ken Whelan about his recent visit to the Camargue region of France, and some of the wildlife that can be found there, including the fabled horses, lesser flamingos, Chetty's warblers, and 'edible'...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>572falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/counting-rooks--71507421omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602786Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosReporter Terry Flanagan meets Dr Fionn Ó Marcaigh in Kildare as he surveys local rookeries for an NPWS nationwide count. Fionn, who is author of Encounters With Corvids, highlights why monitoring rook populations matters...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cork-crow-conundrum--71507420omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602789Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast Tuesday, Derek and Jim Wilson appeared on the RTÉ Today show on RTÉ One, to chat about birdboxes and nesting season. Whilst in the make-up chair, Derek spoke to make-up artist Kate about a rather aggressive crow that is attacking her window, and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farmer-moth-monitoring-scheme--71507419omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602788Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland’s moths boast wonderful names — from Heart & Dart to Mother Shipton — and much of what we know about the 1,500 species comes from the Farmer Moth Monitoring Scheme, a citizen-science project run by the National Biodiversity Data Centre....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>538falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-birthday-dr-collins--71507418omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22602784Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosHappy Birthday to Dr Richard Collins — our brilliant fountain of knowledge, charming gentleman, and cherished friend. From Derek, the Mooney Goes Wild team, and all our listeners, we wish him many happy returns… and yes, his birthday cake even...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>106falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trying-to-save-new-zealand-s-albatrosses-from-extinction--71143686omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22599186Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAlbatrosses, the world’s largest-winged seabirds, face severe declines, with up to 100,000 killed yearly by longline fisheries. UCC researcher Dr Jamie Darby tracked endangered Antipodean Albatrosses on the remote Antipodes Islands, revealing far...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1963falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terry-has-a-tree-mendous-time-at-the-national-botanic-gardens--71143685omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22599188Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin are a free, year-round haven of global plant collections, including remarkable trees often explored on guided tours. For tonight’s programme, Terry Flanagan visits the Gardens to join guide Eoin O’Reilly, who...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>773falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pine-martens--71143684omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22599201Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNiall Hatch recently saw six dead Pine Martens while driving from Wicklow to Tipperary, highlighting how strongly the once-rare species has rebounded. He later spotted a live one near Loughlinstown, a rare record inside the M50, which particularly...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>398falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-a-date-for-dawn-chorus-2026-sunday-3rd-may--71143683omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22599187Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe dawn chorus, nature’s great global sunrise concert, returns for International Dawn Chorus Day on 3 May. Mooney Goes Wild will broadcast live from midnight to 7am, with Derek Mooney in RTÉ and Jim Wilson and Niall Hatch in Cobh, joined by...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>86falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-bed-of-lettuce-we-look-at-foods-that-can-make-you-sleepy--71008361omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22597295Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOur food choices can shape how well we sleep. Éanna highlights snacks that disrupt rest, like late-night cheese, and others that make us sleepy. Turkey and lettuce are rich in tryptophan, which helps form serotonin and melatonin, and carbs enhance the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bidding-farewell-to-our-brent-geese--71008360omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22597293Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEarly spring is a busy transition for birdwatchers, with summer migrants arriving as winter visitors depart. Brent Geese, iconic in Dublin, are gathering in Ballyfermot’s Le Fanu Park to feed before flying to Arctic Canada. Terry Flanagan meets Eric...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>852falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-trail-of-cuskinny-s-kingfishers--71008359omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22597292Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosJim Wilson, Cork-based author, broadcaster and wildlife photographer, has captured striking Kingfisher images at Cuskinny Marsh, Co. Cork. On the programme he explains how careful planning, close observation and a dedicated hide made these stunning...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>846falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/old-irish-goat-carries-3-000-of-irish-history--71008358omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22597294Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNew UCD–QUB research reveals the Old Irish Goat has a continuous Irish lineage dating back 3,000 years. Dr Kevin Daly joins the programme to discuss the study, the history of Ireland’s wild goats and the traits that made goats among the earliest...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1380falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/backyard-badgers-and-flowerbed-foxes--70841605omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22595191Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast August, we visited Martin in South Dublin, whose garden attracts nightly visits from local badgers and foxes—normally shy animals made bolder by his regular food offerings. In tonight’s programme, reporter Terry Flanagan returns to see how Martin...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>748falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-the-woodcock-the-wader-that-doesn-t-wade--70841603omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22595192Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Woodcock is one of Ireland’s most elusive birds, its nocturnal habits and superb camouflage making it hard to study. Post-doctoral researcher James O’Neill of UCC has published new findings on its population and joins us to discuss how the species...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>997falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dublin-s-rare-surviving-elms-offer-new-hope-against-dutch-elm-disease--70841602omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22595190Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTrees are vital for biodiversity, yet many Irish species have declined, including the Wych Elm, devastated by Dutch elm disease. But four mature elms in Rathmines appear to have survived. Arboricultural Consultant Joe McConville is investigating...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-forward-to-nature-nights-live-on-rte-radio-1--70424497omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22589445Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNature Nights Live returns to RTÉ Radio 1 from March 9th–13th, at 10–11pm, in partnership with the Tree Council of Ireland for National Tree Week. The programme will share event updates, celebrate native trees and nocturnal wildlife, feature expert...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>47falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grey-squirrels-in-ireland-how-did-they-get-here--70424496omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22589441Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosGrey Squirrels, introduced to Ireland in the early 1900s, are now widespread and have impacted the population of native Red Squirrels. They are long believed to descend from a dozen released in Longford in 1911. Our panel discusses whether later...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keeping-track-of-ireland-s-squirrels-and-pine-martens-and-you-can-help--70424495omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22589444Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosGrey Squirrels introduced in 1911 have impacted Ireland’s Red Squirrels, but the Reds are now rebounding due to increased Pine Marten numbers. The 2026 All-Ireland Squirrel and Pine Marten Survey has been launched, and Colin Lawton, Ecology Lecturer...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terry-goes-on-a-wild-goose-chase-in-co-wicklow--70424494omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22589443Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek Mulrooney, greenkeeper at Druids Glen, Wicklow, reports a gaggle of Greylag Geese returning after food was put out for ducks. He wonders if they’re from the original flock and how they knew food was back. To investigate, Terry Flanagan visits...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/e-mails-from-listeners--70424493omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22589442Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight our experts respond to some of your e-mails and queries about ducks in California, Woodpeckers in Cavan, Buzzards in Waterford and the life span of garden birds, including Robins...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>868falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-brent-goose-a-natural-symbol-of-dublin--70300611omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22587998Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Brent Goose, which breeds in High Arctic Canada, arrives in Dublin each autumn, gathering in estuaries, parks and green spaces to graze on grass. Ireland is crucial to this far-northern breeder. Ornithologist Kendrew Calhoun explains how public...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/woodpeckers-and-electricity-don-t-mix--70300608omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22587995Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosResidents in parts of Co. Clare have been suffering a spate of power outages. The culprit: recently arrived Great Spotted Woodpeckers that have been excavating holes in wooden electricity poles, causing some of them to weaken and then snap in bad...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>977falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naturescapes-getting-a-helping-hand-from-the-natural-world--70300607omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22587996Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNaturescapes is a European project using nature-based solutions at landscape scale to tackle socio-economic challenges, boost biodiversity and address climate change. Along the River Dodder, innovations like pocket forests are underway. Terry Flanagan...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>664falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/have-you-been-feeling-under-the-extraordinarily-wet-weather-lately--70300606omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22587997Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRecent weeks have seen severe, localised flooding across Ireland, especially in counties Wicklow, Wexford and Dublin. Yet, as Éanna notes, Met Éireann says it was only the wettest January since 2018. Our panel discusses climate change, extreme weather...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-collared-dove-an-avian-success-story--70090621omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22585090Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhile on holiday recently in Valencia, Spain, Derek noticed a species of bird that has become one of the staple performers in the Irish Dawn Chorus each year: the Collared Dove. First breeding in Ireland in 1959, they now consistently feature each...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peregrine-falcons-in-cobh--70090620omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22585092Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Peregrine Falcon, the world’s fastest animal at 389 km/h, nearly went extinct due to the pesticide DDT but has recovered strongly in Ireland and worldwide. In recent years, a pair nested in the 300-ft belfry of St. Colman's Cathedral, successfully...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/report-ireland-s-first-living-seawall-in-cobh--70090619omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22585091Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland’s first Living Seawall at Kennedy Pier, Cobh Harbour, was developed by UCC, Research Ireland and the Port of Cork. Featuring habitat-rich panels with unique patterns of cups, ridges and depressions, it boosts marine life and water quality....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>761falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dinosaurs-what-happened-to-them--70090617omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22585089Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDr. Matthias Sinnesael, Assistant Professor in Geology at Trinity College Dublin, is one of the participants in a study trying better to understand the dinosaur extinction event and whether it was caused purely by the asteroid, or if extreme volcanic...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1482falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/designated-deer-sika-added-to-the-list-of-eu-invasive-alien-species--69961275omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22583239Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe EU has added Sika deer to the list of invasive alien species of concern in Ireland. But what does this mean in practice for deer management here? Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission joins us on tonight’s programme to tell us more...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>928falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ancient-shamrock-at-the-trinity-college-herbarium--69961273omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22583241Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDr. Peter Moonlight is the Curator of the Herbarium at Trinity College Dublin's School of Botany, which holds half a million dried plant specimens, including possibly the world’s oldest shamrock specimen! Who else would we send to chat to Peter about...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biophilia-at-the-bots--69961272omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22583240Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo Leibos"Biophilia", or "love of life", is used to describe the innate tendency of humans to connect with nature. At the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, guide Eoin O’Reilly organised a tour entitled Biophilia. We sent Terry Flanagan and Richard Collins...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1132falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-matthew-jebb-is-back-it-s-about-lime--69961271omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22583238Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek, Richard, Eanna and Niall are joined by recently retired Director of the National Botanic Gardens, for a panel discussion about Lime trees: their characteristics, their ecology and their place in the Irish landscape...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-biological-recording--69770671omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22581116Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTerry Flanagan visits Éanna ní Lamhna in her garden in Terenure, Dublin, to chat about Éanna’s time working as a wildlife recorder in An Foras Forbatha and the importance of "citizen science" projects...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>931falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-robins-of-richie-ryan--69770669omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22581118Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosJim Wilson introduces us to his neighbour, retired naval officer Richie Ryan, who has become famous on social media for his charming videos of wild Robins feeding from his hand...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>685falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-on-earth-is-biophilia--69770668omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22581117Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNaturalist, broadcaster, author and wildlife photographer Eric Dempsey explains in a special reflection why immersion in the natural world plays such an important role in the maintenance and improvement of both mental and physical health...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>509falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-big-garden-birdwatch--69770667omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22581115Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThroughout the day on RTÉ Radio 1, as part of our celebration of RTÉ 100 (marking 100 years of radio in Ireland), we have been discussing the comings and goings of the various different birds visiting Jim Wilson’s bird tables and bird feeders...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>756falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-living-and-the-dead--69623507omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22578853Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe latest book from naturalist and author Conor W. O’Brien, entitled The Living and the Dead, is an account of his travels both to seek the traces of Ireland’s extinct wildlife and to discover our country’s greatest conservation success stories. He...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-on-eanna-s-burns-night-menu--69623506omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22578852Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast night, Sunday January 25th, was Burns Night, a key celebration in Scotland’s calendar which commemorates the nation’s most famous poet and proponent of the Scots language, Robert Burns (1759 – 1796). As mother-in-law of a proud Scotsman, our...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-retirement-to-dr-matthew-jebb--69623504omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22578854Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAs he retires as Director from the National Botanic Garden, we're joined in studio by friend of the programme Dr. Matthew Jebb, to chat about some of the highlights of his three decades of working at "The Bots", and the importance of botanical gardens...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1036falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-big-garden-birdwatch--69623503omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22578851Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn Bank Holiday Monday, Feb 2nd, RTÉ Radio 1 will celebrate The Great Big Garden Birdwatch, as our experts feature across programmes on the station throughout the day. The highlight will be our Nature On One Garden Bird Special at 12 noon. Jim Wilson...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>814falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-your-own-nature-reserve--69519114omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22576612Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEcologist Donna Mullen bought a farm with the intention of converting it into a haven for flora and fauna. She created Golashane Nature Reserve, which is home to hundreds of plants, birds, mammals, insects and amphibians. Reporter Terry Flanagan,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>835falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-mob-of-meerkats--69519113omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22576610Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMeerkats are highly social and inquisitive mammals hailing from southernmost Africa that just so happen to have an endearingly human-like appearance that many of us find extremely cute. You might think you already know a lot about them, but as Derek,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>397falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coping-with-a-confused-woodpecker--69519111omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22576611Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Ger Deering from Co. Wexford got in touch with us about a Great Spotted Woodpecker that has taken to pecking loudly, not on wood, but rather on the PVC facia of his house. Ger has had to spend considerable money and time repairing the damage...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>659falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-the-key-to-taking-great-photos-of-kingfishers-patience--69519110omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22576614Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMGW listener and 6th Year Belvedere student Yuming Lian sent us some fantastic photos of Kingfishers that he had taken recently, and posed some questions for our panel about their feeding habits, which prompts plenty of discussion on tonight’s...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>617falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dolphins-thrill-spectators-in-cork-city--69519109omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22576613Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOur colleague Rory Cobbe sent us a video of a pod of 6 Common Dolphins swimming in the River Lee in Cork. We speak to Dr. Simon Berrow, CEO of the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, about the increase in Common Dolphin numbers in Irish waters over the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>725falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-is-the-right-time-to-have-a-baby-bat--69342540omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22572680Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDr. Megan Power from UCD joins us to tell us about her research on Greater Horseshoe Bats, and whether it's better for bats to breed earlier or later in life...See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>872falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wetland-birds--69342538omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22572682Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn Jan. 2nd, we broadcast a special edition of Mooney Goes Wild from Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in County Cork, where Derek, Jim Wilson, Niall Hatch and Decland Murphy took a close-up look at the remarkable world of wintering wetland...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>970falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-zoo--69342535omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22572681Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Natural History Museum in Dublin, known fondly as the 'Dead Zoo', is currently closed for refurbishment works. So where have the animals and exhibits gone? Reporter Terry Flanagan met with curator Emma Murphy to find out...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-spotted-woodpeckers--69342534omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22572679Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Fionnuala contacted us about the possibility woodpeckers in Naas, doing damage to a cherry blossom tree in her garden. So why is it that woodpeckers sustain head damage when drumming? Niall, Eanna and Richard explain...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>744falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wildlife-stories-from-sweden--69175734omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22570658Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek, Richard, Niall and Eanna are joined by Sweden-based Irish journalist Philip O'Connor to chat about edible road salt, wild animals in traffic and the Great Moose Migration! For more, see rte.ie/mooney.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3258falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-thousand-years-deep-the-story-of-ireland-s-peatlands--69073162omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22568810Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOver 20 years ago, German nurse Carsten Krieger moved to Ireland and became captivated by bogs near his home. After decades researching and photographing peatlands, he wrote 'Ten Thousand Years Deep: The Story of Ireland’s Peatlands'. Michele Browne...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/batman-and-robin--69073161omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22568808Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMost European bats eat insects, but one hunts birds. Researchers led by Aarhus University found the Greater Noctule catching small songbirds mid-air. Tagged bats revealed a three-minute chase of a night-flying robin, which was caught, dismembered and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>806falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weir-y-seals--69073160omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22568812Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAfter a recent report of a grey seal in Dublin’s River Liffey, listener Barry McCarthy shared evidence of seals hauling themselves over the Islandbridge weir. He even filmed it with his kids. Éanna returns to discuss Barry’s observations and how well...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>314falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-irish-fossil-hunt--69073159omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22568809Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland holds some of the world’s oldest and rarest animal fossils. Terry Flanagan and Prof. Maria McNamara explored fossils in Clonmel’s courthouse and told us about the Great Irish Fossil Hunt. Listeners responded, including Barbara Doyle, who found...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/green-bus-shelters-in-ljubljana-slovenia--69073158omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22568811Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhile filming in Ljubljana recently, Derek discovered a project boosting urban biodiversity: 56 bus shelters have been greened with native, drought-resistant plants. Led by the University of Ljubljana with city partners, the initiative supports...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>804falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-book-suggestions-for-christmas--68951828omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22566684Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA book at Christmas is a moment of calm, so we're encouraging you (and your small ones!) to take a break from the screens, and relax into a book all about the natural world. We have asked our regular contributors to pick a book that they think might...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3196falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birdwatch-ireland-s-irish-garden-bird-survey-starts-today--68855256omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564916Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Irish Garden Bird Survey, carried out by conservation charity BirdWatch Ireland, is Ireland’s largest nature-themed "citizen science" project. This winter’s survey season – its 37th – begins today, and as Niall Hatch tells us, it's a great way to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/red-squirrel-without-a-tail--68855254omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564914Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe were sent a video by Senan and Quinn taken near Lough Dan in Co. Wicklow. It shows an unfortunate Red Squirrel that has somehow completely lost its tail, usually the most striking feature of a squirrel. What might have happened to it, they ask, and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>413falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wildlife-along-dublin-s-river-dodder--68855253omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564912Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMGW listener Des McLoughlin contacted us about a Cormorant on the River Dodder in Dublin, which was holding out its wings while standing bolt upright, flapping them back and forth - but why? Derek and panel discuss...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>385falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-seal-in-the-river-liffey--68855252omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564913Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListeners Michael and Sinéad Judd were walking recently along Dublin’s River Liffey towards Chapelizod and were astonished to see what they believe to be a seal swimming in the water. Could it be a seal?See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>228falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feeding-hooded-crows--68855251omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564917Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Mary O'Reilly got in touch to tell us about the ever-increasing number of hooded crows who come to her in St. Anne's Park, Dublin, as she walks her dog each week. Intrigued, we sent reporter Terry Flanagan along to find out more...See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>741falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harper-s-island-wetlands-nature-reserve-livestream--68855249omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564915Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBirdWatch Ireland's Cork Branch are streaming a live video feed from Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve near Glounthaune, Co. Cork. Our man in Cork and a person who was instrumental in setting up both the reserve and the livestream, Jim Wilson,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>455falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unnatural-history-of-animals-tales-from-a-zoological-museum--68855248omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22564918Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Unnatural History of Animals: Tales from a Zoological Museum by Dr Martyn Linnie, curator of Trinity College Dublin’s Zoological Museum, brings to life the many tales of the museum’s history and that of its permanent residents. Richard Collins...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-25-years-puffins-return-to-the-isle-of-muck--68749408omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562502Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThanks to the stalwart efforts of Ulster Wildlife, the Northern Irish conservation charity, Puffins have returned to nest on the Isle of Muck off the coast of Co. Antrim for the first time in 25 years. This was made possible in part by the systematic...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>644falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/domain-of-the-dinosaurs-exhibition--68749407omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562504Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDomain of the Dinosaurs is the biggest fossil exhibition ever held in Ireland, and the first to feature Irish dinosaurs. Recently launched at The Glucksman art gallery in UCC, it will feature over 5 tonnes of material, including nine huge skeletal...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>807falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bird-flu-update-is-it-safe-to-feed-garden-birds--68749405omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562501Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe advice on bird feeding from BirdWatch Ireland is that it is still perfectly safe to feed birds in your garden, noting that, unlike birds packed together in seabird colonies or wetlands, the species of bird that typically visit gardens are very...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-close-and-personal-with-ireland-s-largest-oak-tree--68749404omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562505Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMGW researcher Michele Browne recently met arborist Bernard Carey in Mountshannon, Co. Clare; they discussed his Treeconomics report about the financial value of trees. They also visited Ireland’s largest oak tree, the Be Binn, and spoke with Aileen...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>661falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roger-casement-patriot-diplomat-poet-human-rights-campaigner-and-naturalist--68749402omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562503Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe celebrated Irish patriot Roger Casement was also a dedicated and talented naturalist, a side of his life that is perhaps less well known today. Many of the biological specimens he collected on his extensive travels can still be found in the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>68falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dragonflies-of-britain-and-ireland-5th-edition--68749401omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22562506Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe 5th edition of the bestselling photographic field guide 'Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland' has just been published; we speak to co-author David Smallshire about the fascinating lives of these amazing insects..See https://omnystudio.com/listener...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>884falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-has-a-new-invasive-alien-seaweed-been-appearing-along-our-coasts--68610592omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22560239Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosJim Wilson reports from Cork Harbour on the unexpected appearance of a new species of wire-like seaweed on the local mudflats; he talks to renowned Cork-based biologist Pat Smiddy, about this invasive alien species – the catchily named Agarophyton...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>755falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/autumn-leaves-feature-on-new-seasonal-stamps-from-an-post--68610591omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22560241Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe beauty of autumn leaves changing colour has been captured by An Post, thanks to its new seasonal stamp issue. Changing Leaves features three native species: Silver Birch, Rowan and Hawthorn. Terry Flanagan met with botanical artist Yanny Petters,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-trees-responsible-for-humans-having-fingerprints--68610590omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22560238Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek is joined in studio by Eanna, Niall and Richard, who start the show with a fascinating discussion about how plants and other organisms influence evolution and the very course of life on our planet, including whether trees are responsible for the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>557falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-genius-of-trees--68610589omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22560242Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn her new book The Genius of Trees, British tree science consultant Harriet Rix informs readers about the many things we owe to these remarkable plants that most of us never think about. Éanna Ní Lamhna spoke to Harriet about how trees have literally...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1192falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/domain-of-the-dinosaurs-exhibition--68610588omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22560240Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRecently opened, Domain Of The Dinosaurs is the biggest fossil exhibition ever held in Ireland, and the first to feature Irish dinosaurs. Housed at the Glucksman at UCC, it features over 5 tonnes of material, including nine huge skeletal casts and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>31falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-on-one-the-ring-ouzel--68519238omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22558525Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosClassified as Red listed and a bird of high conservation value, The Ring Ouzel is thought to be down to a handful of breeding pairs in Ireland. Ornithologist Eric Dempsey reveals the story of this elusive species and the efforts being made to protect...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3193falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-basking-shark-conference--68423176omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22556990Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight, Terry Flanagan takes listeners beneath the surface of the International Basking Shark Conference, held at the Atlantic Technological University in Galway. The August event brought together scientists, conservationists, and ocean advocates...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birdwatch-ireland-s-irish-garden-bird-survey--68314997omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22555343Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOf all of the ornithological surveys carried out by conservation charity BirdWatch Ireland, its annual Irish Garden Bird Survey is far and away the most popular. This winter’s survey season – its 37th – will kick off on Monday 1st December and will...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>476falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-at-eric-dempsey-s-documentary-about-a-very-special-bird-the-ring-ouzel--68314913omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22555342Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEarlier today, a very special documentary was broadcast on RTÉ Radio One as part of our Nature on One series. Presented by Eric Dempsey, its subject was one of Ireland’s most critically endangered breeding bird species: the Ring Ouzel, a close...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-kayaking-in-cork--68314909omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22555344Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosProud Corkonian Jim Wilson is a man who feels very much at home on the open waves. Back in July, Jim travelled to Castlehaven Harbour to go night kayaking with Naoise and Jim Kennedy from Atlantic Sea Kayaking. He recorded a truly captivating report...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/driven-nuts-by-a-crow--68314908omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22555352Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOur good friend Collie Ennis, Biodiversity Officer with Trinity College Dublin, was in touch recently to inform us of something unusual...a walnut struck him on the head! Rather than fall from a tree, the walnut had apparently been dropped by a Hooded...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>785falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slender-billed-curlew-declared-extinct-and-previewing-the-ring-ouzel--68229361omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553801Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosVery sadly, a migratory species of wading bird called the Slender-billed Curlew has formally been declared globally extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International. Eric Dempsey talks about the lost bird...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>917falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hare-s-corner--68229360omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553810Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo Leibos2025 marks the 5th anniversary of The Hare’s Corner, a Burrenbeo Trust initative that helps landowners create space for nature through new habitats. Terry Flanagan went to Staffordstown in Meath to meet farmers Michael and Penelope Monaghan, Hare’s...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-robin-with-a-crooked-beak-and-crows-on-the-beach-at-lissadell--68229359omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553809Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Robert Brown sent us a photo of a robin with a crooked beak and we finally get through to Elizabeth Carney, who has questions about groups of crows on a beach and sandhoppers.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>817falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-s-mizen-weather--68229358omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553812Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMichele Browne went to Mizen Head to meet Mary McCarthy (and her father Paddy) to talk about how fishermen of old would look to nature for signs of the weather. Mary reads these signs so well now, that people contact her for short term forecasts. You...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ring-ring--68229357omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553796Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight’s programme opens with Derek rifling through the entire back catalogue of Swedish pop sensation ABBA for one of their earliest songs - Ring Ring. They make a surprise call to listener Elizabeth Carney in Sligo but only get her answering...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/creating-roosting-islands-at-cuskinny-marsh-nature-reserve--68229356omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22553811Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBirdWatch Ireland's Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve in Cork has just added dedicated roosting islands for the wetland birds to sleep and shelter. Ornithologist Jim Wilson joins the programme to explain the additions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-s-mizen-weather--68135897omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22551913Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMichele Browne went to Mizen Head to meet Mary McCarthy (and her father Paddy) to talk about how fishermen of old would look to nature for signs of the weather. Mary reads these signs so well now, that people contact her for short term forecasts. To...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1017falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birds-at-the-edward-worth-library--68135060omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22551895Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Edward Worth Library is a rare books collection, bequeathed to Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, by Dr Edward Worth. It recently launched a web exhibition 'Birds at the Edward Worth Library' and Éanna Ní Lamhna was the speaker. Terry Flanagan went...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>754falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-ait-a-neitlionn-na-madai-crainn--68135058omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22551896Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosÉanna is taken with a new Irish version of 'Where the Tree Dogs Fly', an illustrated picturebook by Aileen Crossley. The author talks to Éanna about the new edition, An Áit a nÉitlíonn na Madaí Crainn, which is a 'love letter from mother nature to a...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>498falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-lives-of-owls-in-ireland--68135046omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22551858Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThough rarely seen, owls play a quiet but vital role in Ireland's ecosystem. The next featured talk in Killarney National Park's 'Autumn Talks Series 2025' will be 'The Secret Lives of Owls in Ireland'. Alan McCarthy, Barn Owl Project Officer with...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1106falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glossy-ibis--68135045omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22551899Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Martin Murray from Waterford sent us in some lovely photos of a Glossy Ibis feeding. Ornithologist Eric Dempsey explains this interesting bird.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>695falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/killarney-national-park-autumn-talks-series-2025--68065232omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22550410Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThis year marks the 37th year of the annual Killarney National Park ‘Autumn Talks Series’, which is set to return this Thursday (October 9th). We speak to long-standing organiser of the annual series of talks, Pádruig O’Sullivan, Conservation Ranger...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eanna-s-wild-dublin-book-second-edition-out-now--68065229omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22550390Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDublin city hosts a secret world of wildlife. When Éanna Ní Lamhna’s 'Wild Dublin: Exploring Nature in the City' was first published in 2009, it explored the surprising natural riches of our capital. Much has changed in 16 years and Éanna has now...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1517falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-season-of-mists-and-mellow-fruitfulness-is-upon-us--68065227omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22550392Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,' as John Keats put it, is well and truly with us. Have you noticed the vast amounts of fruits, seeds and berries around this year? That’s because it’s a mast year. Terry Flanagan went to meet Dr. Matthew...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>749falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-national-tree-day--68065223omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22550391Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast Thursday (October 2nd) was National Tree Day, a special day organised every year by the Tree Council of Ireland for primary school pupils (and the rest of us) to discover how amazing trees are. Éanna is a former President of the Tree Council of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seed-collecting-with-jeremy-turkington--68065222omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22550409Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEach year, Jeremy Turkington and his colleagues at Hometree collect seeds from native Irish plant species in order to propagate them and ensure their future and genetic diversity in Ireland. For tonight’s programme, our researcher Michele Browne met...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-threat-posed-by-alien-invasive-species-don-t-bring-plants-home-from-your-holidays--67953169omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22548356Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhen you are abroad and you see a beautiful plant, you might be tempted to uproot it or collect some seeds, and bring it back to your garden. We have one simple word: DON'T! Éanna Ní Lamhna explains the huge risks of introducing a non-native plant to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-problem-of-invasive-alien-plant-species-illegally-being-offered-for-sale--67953168omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22548371Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosReturning to the subject of invasive alien species, it is hard to imagine that some of these species might still be found for sale in some local garden centres around Ireland, but they are according to Noeleen Smyth, Assistant Professor in...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>663falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birds-and-humans-join-forces-to-exploit-beehives-the-remarkable-tale-of-the-honeyguide--67953167omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22548366Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of the most striking examples of intelligence, manipulation and cooperation in the avian world concerns the Greater Honeyguide, a species native to Africa that feeds on beeswax. Sanele Nhlabatsi, a researcher from the University of Eswatini,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>995falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edelweiss-may-you-bloom-and-grow-forever--67953166omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22548355Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of the most memorable songs in the wonderful musical 'The Sound of Music' – released a shocking 60 years ago! – is about the beautiful Edelweiss flower. It happens to be one of Derek’s favourite songs, but why does he start tonight’s programme by...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/investigating-avian-intelligence--67953165omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22548357Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe term “birdbrain” should not be seen as an insult. Many bird species exhibit remarkable intelligence and problem-solving skills. The New Caledonian Crow, for example, fashions hooks from twigs and uses these to extract beetle larvae from wood. We...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>414falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mayfly--67864893omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22546547Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight, we hear a repeat of Dr. Ken Whelan's documentary on the Mayfly. Something strange is happening with mayfly populations. In this Nature On One special, fisheries scientist Dr Ken Whelan sets out to uncover the truth.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sustainable-futures-forum--67779605omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22544639Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Sustainable Futures Forum brought together experts in biodiversity, climate action, and education. Terry Flanagan explores Ireland's nature crisis with Seán Ronayne, Éanna Ní Lamhna, Niall Hatch, and meets voices from the EPA, Creative Ireland,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3305falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/friendship-is-an-important-factor-in-gorillas-not-just-humans--67692623omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22543109Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn the human world, we know that friendships are important. But a recent report in 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B', show that friendship is an important bond for gorillas studied in Rwanda. One of its authors, Victoire Martignac, tells us...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>800falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crockery-mountain--67692622omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22543108Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast month, the town of Dungarvan celebrated the unveiling of Crockery Mountain, a 45 foot wide mosaic made from donated cups, plates, bowls and mugs. It was created to encourage sustainability and avoid waste. Terry Flanagan had to pay a visit and he...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1518falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-different-ways-we-can-identify-animals--67692621omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22543104Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek and Niall discuss how we can identify different species through their distinctive features and calls, and we answer some of your questions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>371falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wings-and-bird-detectives-we-take-a-look-at-birdwatch-ireland-s-membership-magazines--67599146omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22541523Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBirdWatch Ireland is Ireland’s largest wildlife conservation charity, with a nationwide membership of over 15,000. Those members all receive Wings, the NGO’s main membership magazine, and the children's edition, Bird Detectives. Niall Hatch takes us...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>757falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-butterflies-finally-flying-high-again-this-year--67599145omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22541517Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOver the course of the summer, we received lots of positive emails from listeners about improved butterfly numbers. Terry Flanagan met lepidopterist Jesmond Harding of Butterfly Conservation Ireland to find out whether our optimism this year is...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1277falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/global-action-plan-helping-people-to-reconnect-with-nature--67599144omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22541522Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosGlobal Action Plan is an environmental charity that guides people on a journey of discovery to reconnect us with nature and with one another. Terry Flanagan, met with Hans Zomer, CEO of GAP, and Niamh Ní Iceadha, the charity’s Education Officer, in...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>445falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rambling-along-the-royal-canal--67599143omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22541524Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland’s historic Royal Canal, originally built in the late 1700s, is now home to the longest Greenway in the country which extends from Dublin to Longford. Author Tom Dredge speaks to Éanna Ní Lamhna about his new book about the waterway, 'Rambling...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>662falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodio-149-mooney-goes-wild--67535293https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67535293Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:13:39 +0000Fleibo Leibos302falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/urban-wildlife-goes-off-the-rails-in-dublin--67517673omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22539840Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTwo of the most popular urban-dwelling creatures you may encounter at home or during your commute are the Red Fox and the Sparrowhawk. These two species just so happen to be the subjects of one of Ireland's largest street art projects at the Aviva...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>2403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-dublin-second-edition-is-on-the-way--67517672omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22539839Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAmong her many credits, Éanna Ní Lamhna is a celebrated and prolific natural history author, with many books under her belt. One of the most popular of those books is 'Wild Dublin – Exploring Nature in the City', which was first published in 2008....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/noisy-sparrowhawks--67517671omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22539841Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOrnithologist, author and regular contributor Eric Dempsey has had Sparrowhawks on his mind too. In recent days, a newly fledged hawk has taken up residence close to his house in Co. Wicklow and has literally been screaming loudly for its parents to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ancient-music-in-the-forest--67517670omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22539842Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBrendan Fitzpatrick sent a voice note to tell us about an interesting music festival. This summer, Co. Wicklow is alive with the sound of Ancient Music in the Forest, a festival celebrating ancient, traditional and early music in the natural forest...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>50falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-trail-of-foraging-foxes-and-backyard-badgers--67438158omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22538364Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight’s episode of Mooney Goes Wild is a bit different. We decided to send Terry Flanagan and Niall Hatch off on a very special mission...to travel to Rathfarnham in Dublin and get up close and personal with the nocturnal Irish predators that visit...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ealing-wildlife-group-an-update--67347461omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22537110Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhile at the Global Birdfair in Rutland, England, Niall was delighted to bump into a good friend of ours here at Mooney Goes Wild: Dr Seán McCormack. Niall spoke to Seán about the Ealing Beaver Project at the wonderfully named Paradise Fields, and the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>630falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-the-time-of-year-when-wasp-behaviour-tends-to-change-and-we-are-more-likely-to-get-stung--67347457omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22537108Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhile Breda may be lacking insects around her home, Niall tells us that he has the opposite problem at the moment: Common Wasps are nesting in a cavity below the front door of his house.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>225falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wonder-reptile-fossil-challenges-ideas-about-how-and-when-feathers-evolved--67347456omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22537109Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA recent development has turned much of what scientists believed about the origin of feathers on its head. We are delighted to speak with Prof. Maria McNamara and Dr Valentina Rossi from UCC’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>933falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forgotten-forests-twelve-thousand-years-of-british-and-irish-woodlands--67347455omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22537111Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe forests of Britain and Ireland not only fuelled their indigenous populations, but also the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings and Normans. Tonight, Éanna chats to biologist Jonathan Mullard, who is the author of a recently published book entitled...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1199falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-have-all-the-insects-gone--67347454omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22537107Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosBreda Kelly wrote to us recently about her garden in Ballinteer, Dublin. She has a diverse garden... but apparently a total lack of bees. In fact, she notes that all other insects are “as rare as hen’s teeth” in her garden. Our panellists discuss.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/international-conference-on-basking-sharks--67258558omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22535525Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFrom August 29- 31 2025, the International Conference on Basking Sharks will take place at Atlantic Technological University in Galway. Dr Simon Berrow of the Irish Basking Shark Group looks forward to the conference and tells us more about the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1338falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-critically-endangered-flapper-skates-washed-ashore-in-co-mayo--67258557omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22535524Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Flapper Skate is the largest species of skate in the world, clocking in at up to 2.5 metres in length. Sadly, they have been classified globally as “critically endangered”. In May, two Flapper Skates washed ashore in Co. Mayo and Louise Overy,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>873falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-at-ken-whelan-s-nature-on-one-documentary-on-mayflies--67258556omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22535522Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThere is much more to mayflies than might meet the eye. They are fascinating creatures with a complex lifecycle that is largely hidden from human eyes. Regular contributor Dr Ken Whelan has made a special documentary on them which went out on August...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-update-on-garrylucas-marsh--67258555omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22535527Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFinally on tonight’s programme, Karla Goodman gives us an update on Garrylucas Marsh (also known as Kilcolman Bog) in West Cork, which featured in our colleague Michele Browne’s Custodians of Ireland series on RTÉ Radio One.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reporting-from-global-birdfair-2025-in-rutland-england--67258554omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22535526Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEvery July, the English county of Rutland plays host to the Global Birdfair, the world’s largest annual celebration of birds. Naturally, Niall Hatch was in attendance and is here to tell us more about the event and play some interviews he did with...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>752falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-we-save-the-ash-tree--67178846omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22534117Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAsh Dieback Disease has become a significant blight on the tree and is affecting supply for hurleys. However, research from Kew Gardens may give hope. Éanna speaks to Professor Richard Buggs, Senior Research Leader at Kew Gardens.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>764falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/water-pollution-rises-during-summer--67178845omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22534112Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosKen Whelan brings us worrying news about two recent oil spills in Laois and Dublin that have caused pollution.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exploring-the-world-of-irish-bats--67178844omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22534116Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe recently received an email from Joan Mulvany in West Cork, and it contained videos of a mother and baby bat. The panel discuss bats in Ireland before Terry's report on a Bat Hospital in Limerick, run by Susan KirwanSee...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1641falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-plastic-hurleys--67178843omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22534130Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhen Derek was a child, he remembers hurleys made from plastic. Tonight, he's rediscovered an RTÉ report from 1977 on the unusual alternative to the traditional ash stick.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-birthday-to-an-avid-listener--67178842omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22534115Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosSarah wishes her 87-year-old father, a longtime listener of Mooney Goes Wild and birdwatcher, happy birthday.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>87falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/podsorespondequemsabe--67105354https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67105354Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:30:34 +0000Fleibo Leibos180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-100-episodes-of-rte-s-ecolution-podcast--67075213omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532535Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe are big fans of Ecolution, RTÉ’s dedicated podcast about nature and climate action for children and young people presented by 17-year-old Evie Kenny. To celebrate its upcoming 100th episode, we are joined by its producer Nicky Coghlan.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>997falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-did-a-leopard-become-frozen-high-on-kilimanjaro--67075160omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532531Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. In his 1936 short story 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro', Ernest Hemmingway recalled the frozen carcass of a Leopard discovered near its peak. Tonight, Richard ponders what caused this particular big cat...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carlow-garden-festival--67075131omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532536Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Carlow Garden Festival will run from Saturday 26th July to Sunday 3rd August at various locations along the Carlow Garden Trail. Eileen O’Rourke of Carlow Tourism tells us what to look forward to.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>92falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-the-saving-of-abbeyleix-bog-25-years-on--67075121omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532537Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAbbeyleix Bog in Co. Laois is a natural gem, teeming with flora and fauna and a wonderful trail system. Having been rescued from destruction 25 years ago, there will be a celebratory Abbeyleix Bog Festival from July 24th to 27th.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>92falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-s-wheel-of-wildlife--67075117omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532532Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTerry, Richard and Niall pit their wits in Mooney's Wheel of Wildlife. Tune in for some fascinating facts about some of the most intriguing species in the world.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/filming-the-fastest-animal-on-the-planet--67075105omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532534Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOnce brought to the very edge of extinction by the effects of a notorious pesticide, the Peregrine Falcon has staged a remarkable comeback. Ornithologist Jim Wilson has been filming the comings and goings of a pair of Peregrine Falcons currently...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>361falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monitoring-marine-mammals--67075101omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22532533Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOffshore wind farms play an increasing role in Ireland's transition to a zero-carbon economy. But what effect do they have on wildlife? The ESB has developed a dedicated Marine Mammal Observer programme and Terry Flanagan went to meet Jo Green...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>654falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magpie-missing-its-tail--66987771omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528040Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosPerhaps the most striking thing about a Magpie is its very long tail, which makes these black-and-white members of the crow family instantly identifiable. But recently, Derek spotted one on the RTÉ campus completely lacking tail feathers. What could...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>787falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terry-s-portable-amber-time-capsule--66987770omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528042Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFor the past 20 years, Terry Flanagan has kept a piece of amber in his pocket at all times. This golden pebble of ancient, fossilised tree resin was a gift from his wife Angela, and he is never without it. On tonight’s programme, we chat about amber,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>478falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-part-in-the-great-irish-fossil-hunt--66987767omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528043Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Great Irish Fossil Hunt is a new campaign run by the Science Department in University College Cork to encourage the Irish public to find fossils and to submit photographs of their discoveries. Terry Flanagan travelled to Co. Tipperary to view...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bee-safari-at-harper-s-island-wetlands-nature-reserve--66987766omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528044Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn 28th June, Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in Glounthaune, Co. Cork played host to its first ever Bee Safari, led by avid bee-watcher Colm Damery. Jim Wilson was on hand and recorded an interview with Colm for tonight’s programme.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>424falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birdwatch-ireland-identifies-ireland-s-most-important-areas-for-seabirds--66987765omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528045Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn World Seabird Day, 3rd July, BirdWatch Ireland, in conjunction with BirdLife International, published a map showcasing the 73 most important areas for seabirds in Ireland.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/giving-rare-waders-a-head-start-in-life-at-fota-wildlife-park--66987764omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22528041Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Dunlin is a small wading bird which formerly bred in good numbers along Ireland’s west and northern coasts, but has declined by more than 90% in recent years. Efforts are underway to stem this sharp decline and we speak to Jess Hodnett, a Ranger...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cuckoo-singing-three-notes-what-s-going-on--66934503omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22527129Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe recently reported on a male Cuckoo that was in the habit of adding an extra note into its song: instead of singing “cuck-oo”, it was singing “cuck-oo-oo”. This prompted listener Pierce Ryan to get in touch with us to proffer his own theory. On...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>887falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-among-the-puffins-on-skellig-michael--66934502omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22527128Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe remote island of Skellig Michael – nó Sceilg Mhichíl as Gaeilge – is a truly magical place. While the monks (and jedis) may be long gone from the island, it still teams with life, particularly seabirds like the Puffin. Niall recently visited the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anglers-urged-to-report-sightings-of-pacific-pink-salmon-in-irish-rivers--66934501omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22527127Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNative to the waters of the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans, Pink Salmon are not supposed to be present in Ireland. However, this invasive species has been spreading in the North Atlantic and has reached Ireland. Dr. Ken Whelan discusses their...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>555falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sumer-is-icumen-in--66934500omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22527130Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDo the Cuckoos of today still sound the same as the Cuckoos of the past? Well, yes, they do. An ancient musical composition from 1250 named 'Sumer is icumen in' features a vocal representation of a Cuckoo. Ian Pittaway, accomplished singer and expert...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>527falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-forward-to-ken-whelan-s-upcoming-documentary-about-mayflies--66934498omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22527126Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThere is much more to mayflies than might meet the eye. They are a source of wonder and fascination for our fisheries scientist Dr Ken Whelan. He joins Richard and Derek to talk about his upcoming documentary on the Mayfly which will be broadcast on...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-highlights-of-dawn-chorus-2025--66915089omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22526745Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAre you looking to relax, unwind and immerse yourself in one of the most spectacular phenomena that the natural world has to offer? If so, it’s time to set your ears free and relive the magic of Mooney Goes Wild’s seven-hour live broadcast of the Dawn...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-birds-of-county-donegal--66727062omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22523104Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDonegal is a haven for nature, especially birds. A new book published by Cork University Press is bringing that rich birdlife to new audiences. 'The Birds of County Donegal' is the work of legendary local ornithologist Ralph Sheppard. Eric Dempsey...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>516falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/insect-portraits-capturing-the-personality-of-mostly-irish-insects--66727059omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22523105Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosHave you ever encountered an insect portrait photographer? One such person is Dr. Lisa Clancy, whose book 'Insect Portraits: Capturing the personality of (mostly) Irish insects' has just been published by Mayo Books Press. Lisa speaks to Éanna Ní...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1017falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bringing-back-the-white-tailed-eagle--66727058omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22523103Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe White-tailed Eagle was widespread in Ireland before extinction in the nineteenth century. An ambitious reintroduction project began in 2007 and these magnificent birds are breeding here once more. Christopher O’Sullivan, Minister of State for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/irritable-owl-syndrome--66727056omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22523102Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe received an email last week from Sabina Davitt, who attached a recording made by her son who lives in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The recording features several drawn-out squeals from Long-eared Owl chicks.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-manage-elephants-in-captivity--66606781omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22521768Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast week, Gerry Creighton (former Operations Manager at Dublin Zoo) popped into the studio to chat to Derek and Richard about the challenges of managing elephants in captivity, the conservation pressures that these massive mammals face in the wild...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1531falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/questions-from-listeners--66605213omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22521764Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe team answer queries about Cuckoos, Woodpeckers and Niall has to guess a bird's song.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>623falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rambling-on-rathlin-island--66605192omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22521763Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLying off the Causeway Coast of Co. Antrim, Rathlin Island is famed for its rugged landscape, breathtaking views and rich flora and fauna. Niall paid a visit to Rathlin Island in order to find out more about its captivating natural history.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-can-nature-tell-us-about-living-together--66605187omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22521767Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCan nature teach human beings a thing or two about living together? 'To Have or To Hold: Nature’s Hidden Relationships' is the latest book by science communicator Sophie Pavelle and she spoke to Éanna about it.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-fantastic-facts-about-our-feathered-friends-in-five-minutes--66601784omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520916Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWere 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>397falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robins-eating-slug-pellets--66601771omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520918Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCliodhna Kellegher from Banagher, Co. Offaly, got in touch with us to tell us about an unusual occurrence where a resident pair of Robins have taken a real fancy to the slug pellets that she puts out.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-loss-of-experience-in-elephant-societies--66601764omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520922Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-uplifting-power-of-a-blackbird--66601759omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520924Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTo 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 https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terry-flanagan-is-in-clover-literally--66601758omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520921Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIreland 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.]]>760falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cuckoo-singing-in-co-wexford-but-is-he-too-late--66601757omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22520917Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener 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.]]>145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-goes-wild-at-30--66601767omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22518069Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn this Bank Holiday Monday, enjoy a repeat of this special documentary celebrating 30 years of Mooney Goes Wild, presented by Colm Flynn.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-goes-wild-live-from-bloom-2025--66601760omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22518080Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIt's a special live programme this Bank Holiday Monday as the Mooney Goes Wild team broadcasts from Bloom at Dublin's Phoenix Park.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3010falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breeding-waders-eip-saving-some-of-ireland-s-most-endangered-birds--66601785omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22516823Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWaders 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>520falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zombie-spiders--66601774omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22516824Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-michael-o-meara--66601773omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22516825Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast 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 https://omnystudio.com/listener...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>90falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hazel-dormouse-in-co-clare--66601772omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22516816Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRecently, 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-nightingale-sang-in-berkeley-square--66601765omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22516815Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosVera 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.]]>690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rare-bird-looks-set-to-stay-in-dublin-s-phoenix-park-knock-on-wood--66601790omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514248Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosÓnagh 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dublin-port-tolka-estuary-greenway--66601781omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514249Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>708falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-biodiversity-week-2025--66601780omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514263Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA 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 https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>497falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-cuckoo-with-eric-dempsey--66601778omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514246Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEric 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/papillons-de-france--66601775omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514245Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFor 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>394falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lime-hawk-moth--66601766omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22514247Mon, 19 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLys 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.]]>1024falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invasive-species-week-12th-to-18th-may-2025--66601822omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512747Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOver 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>659falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-tits-a-staggering-77-years-of-data-from-wytham-woods-in-england--66601795omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512749Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe 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...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1039falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corncrakes-and-cuckoos-on-inishbofin--66601792omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512744Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe island of Inishbofin, off the coast of Galway, is well-known for its rich birdlife. Former Mooney Goes Wild researcher John Bela Reilly happened to be there last week with his son and they heard the distinctive songs of two of Ireland’s most...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-at-dawn-chorus-live-2025--66601786omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512743Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosSunday 4th May was International Dawn Chorus Day and the day when we broadcast this year’s annual Dawn Chorus Live programme on RTÉ Radio One and RTÉ Lyric FM. To kick off tonight’s show, Derek and Niall look back on what turned out to be another...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>306falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tackling-aquatic-invasives--66601769omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512748Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFor the next segment of tonight’s programme, we stay with the theme of Invasive Species Week. The spread of invasive species is a major issue in both marine and inland waters around the world. Terry Flanagan went to meet Rory Keating, Fisheries...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>770falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nestwatch-2025--66601761omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22512745Mon, 12 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRight now, we are at the peak of the bird-nesting season in Ireland. If you have ever wondered what exactly goes on inside birds’ nests, we’re pleased to let you know that we’ve got you covered! You can watch three separate live camera streams from...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harper-s-island-wetlands--66601799omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22510570Mon, 05 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe do hope you tuned into our mammoth Dawn Chorus coverage over the weekend. If not, you can listen back on the player. Tonight, we give you another airing of Jim Wilson's documentary on Harper's Island Wetlands.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mooney-goes-wild-turns-30--66601768omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22510643Mon, 05 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn this special edition of Nature on One, celebrating thirty years of Mooney Goes Wild, Colm Flynn meets the people behind the voices and revisits some of the moments that made this nature programme a household favourite.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3128falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-forward-to-dawn-chorus-live-on-sunday-4th-may--66601802omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22508884Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFirst up on tonight’s programme, our panel looks forward to one of the biggest and most anticipated natural history broadcasting events of the year: our annual Dawn Chorus Live programme. This year, our live broadcast will take place on Sunday May 4th...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1027falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/portlaoise-pigeons--66601796omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22508886Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe recently had an email from Alan Phelan in Portlaoise. He was surprised to come across a pair of pigeons nesting on his windowsill. Fascinated with their behaviour, Alan contacted the show and we sent roving reporter Terry Flanagan down to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>523falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dawn-chorus-sounds-preview--66601791omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22508889Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe finish tonight’s programme with a preview of the dawn chorus, to give you an idea of what to expect during our seven-hour live broadcast on Sunday 4th May. It promises to be another great programme, with lots of beautiful birdsong, expert...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>83falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-30-years-of-mooney-goes-wild--66601787omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22508888Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWould you believe that next month Mooney Goes Wild will celebrate 30 years on air?! To celebrate this landmark occasion, our good friend and acclaimed documentary-maker Colm Flynn has crafted a special documentary programme all about the show. It will...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>468falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/curlew-headstarting--66601779omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22508887Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosSadly, the once-abundant Curlew is one of Ireland’s fastest declining and most threatened breeding bird species. Hope is not yet lost though with ambitious conservation projects underway, including a technique called headstarting. Éanna travelled to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/niall-goes-birdwatching-and-exploring-in-egypt--66601825omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22505686Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNiall has travelled far from Greystones for this week's episode as he dialls in from Egypt!See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>818falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-short-back-and-sides-asked-the-robin--66601807omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22505688Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe received an interesting email about a robin nesting in a barber shop in Dublin. Naturally, Terry Flanagan had to go off and investigate.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-ahead-to-nestwatch-2025--66601804omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22505690Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThis Monday from 09.00 to 11.00, we will broadcast the special programme NestWatch 2025. Shown on RTE News Now (TV) as well as on Radio 1, we will have live streams from nests around Ireland and special guests. Make sure to tune in.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>583falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-robin-visits-derek-s-house-ahead-of-the-dawn-chorus--66601800omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22505687Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosDerek recorded a Robin singing outside his home, putting us all in the mood for the Dawn Chorus which is only two weeks away.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jim-wilson-s-sand-martin-stream-gets-an-upgrade--66601777omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22505689Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCalling in from Cobh, Co. Cork, Jim Wilson tells us about the upgrades for this year's Sand Martin stream that keeps it going 24/7.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>747falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wasps-in-glasshouses-shouldn-t-grow-domes--66601835omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503501Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Libby O’Toole sent us a very interesting email with photos of a very intricate wasps' nest in her glasshouse. As ever, Éanna is on the case.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/april-showers-something-to-celebrate--66601821omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503500Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosApril is one of the most exciting months of all for nature. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, butterflies are taking flight and migrant birds, such as the Cuckoo and the Swallow, are due to arrive any day now. In celebration, Éanna recites...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ridding-killarney-national-park-of-rhododendrons--66601819omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503503Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe have regularly reported on the havoc that has been wrought on the woodlands of Killarney National Park by an invasive alien species - the Common Rhododendron. However, two new flailing machines may improve the situation. Eamonn Meskell, Divisional...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1004falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-snipe-one-of-the-most-secretive-irish-birds-of-all--66601809omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503502Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe received another intriguing photo from listener Ger McEvoy, featuring a small bird that is famously very hard to spot...the Jack Snipe. Niall tells us all about one of the most secretive birds in Ireland.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoopoe-invasion--66601797omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503504Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOver the past couple of weeks, unusual weather conditions prompted the arrival of large numbers of Hoopoes in the southern counties. These migratory birds look more like cartoon characters than a creature one might encounter in real life.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corvid-intelligence--66601789omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503505Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosListener Paddy Ennis sent us an incredible video that highlights the intelligence of a Rook, one of the most common and familiar members of the crow family in Ireland, devising an ingenious solution to the problem of extracting nuts from Paddy’s...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>398falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/duck-feeders--66601783omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22503506Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOf the many public parks across the city of Dublin, Blessington Street Basin is special. Its lake attracts many birds of different species, including swans and ducks. A brand new duck-food vending machine has been installed and Terry Flanagan and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>737falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-birds-sit-oscar-wilde-certainly-seemed-to-think-so--66601832omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22502001Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMooney Goes Wild listener Roland Umanan took a stroll in Merrion Square Park and found an interesting quote from Oscar Wilde: “The birds sat on top of the trees and sang so sweetly...” So, do birds actually sit? Richard and Niall discuss.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>388false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-the-maharees-from-coastal-erosion-is-a-true-community-effort--66601829omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22502004Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosCommunity-led actions have been instrumental in protecting the dunes of the Maharees Tombolo in Kerry. Michele Browne meets Eleanor Turner (Biodiversity Officer for Kerry Coco), Dr. Therese Higgins (Lecturer in Wildlife Biology at Munster...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1080false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/join-the-hunt-for-mermaid-s-purses--66601806omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22502003Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA campaign has recently been launched by UCC Marine Biologist Danielle Orrell to try to find hatching grounds of Flapper Skates (or mermaid's purses) off the south coast of Ireland. Keen to discover more about them and how you can get involved, we...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>788false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-so-common-crane-seen-in-co-kilkenny--66601770omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22502002Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Common Crane is an exceptionally rare bird in Ireland. However, these huge, long-necked and long-legged birds were once widespread on the island. There have been sightings in recent years and digital creator, wildlife filmmaker and ornithologist...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>902false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pocket-forests-at-the-university-of-galway--66601837omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22500081Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRecently, the University of Galway launched its Pocket Forest project, which has involved the planting of a new 100m2 native woodland on campus. Recently, Terry Flanagan visited the University of Galway campus and met up with Dr. Caitriona Carolan,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>597false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctors-by-nature--66601836omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22500079Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLong before the dawn of modern medicine, many wild animals harnessed the power of nature’s pharmacy. In his fascinating new book 'Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes and Other Animals Heal Themselves', author Jaap de Roode argues that we have...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1555false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tale-of-dandelions-and-guinea-pigs--66601834omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22500080Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn tonight’s programme, Terry Flanagan tells us about one of Ireland’s most abundant and best-known plants, the dandelion, and the surprising benefits it brings to Guinea Pigs.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>123false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drumming-duets-in-the-garden-county--66601810omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22500078Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFor a very long time, Ireland was famous amongst ornithologists for the fact that it had no woodpeckers. That all changed 20 years ago, when small populations of Great Spotted Woodpeckers began a natural colonisation of our island. Eric Dempsey and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>918false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nesting-season-special-easter-monday-21st-april-2025--66601788omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22500082Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn Easter Monday (21st April 2025), we will bring you a special two-hour Nesting Season special. Derek Mooney and his panel of ornithological experts will broadcast live on RTÉ Radio One between 09:00 and 11:00 and tell you all about what the birds...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>58false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-year-plant-hunt--66601842omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22498111Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFor the past 14 years, the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland has run a special New Year Plant Hunt. Bridget Keehan, Ireland Officer for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, speaks to Éanna Ní Lamhna about it.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>500false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-doesn-t-ice-stick-to-polar-bear-fur--66601840omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22498103Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe largest land-based carnivore on the planet, the Polar Bears is admired globally. But have you ever stopped to wonder why almost no snow or ice seems to stick to their fur? Julian Carolan is a PhD student at Trinity College Dublin and he is the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1043false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swimming-upstream-one-man-s-fight-to-save-the-atlantic-wild-salmon--66601794omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22498112Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn his evocative and thought-provoking new memoir 'Swimming Upstream: one man’s fight to save the Atlantic wild salmon', Patsy Peril recalls a life deeply entwined with Irish wildlife. Patsy speaks to our resident expert in all things piscine, Ken...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1049false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-st-patrick-really-rid-ireland-of-snakes--66601793omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22498086Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAcross the world, one of the best known natural history facts about Ireland is that our island is completely devoid of wild snakes, which in global terms is highly unusual. So why doesn’t Ireland have any snakes? Was it because, as the famous story...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>529false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-tree-week-planting-trees-growing-together--66601845omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495340Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNational Tree Week runs this year from March 9th to 16th and the theme of this year’s celebration is “Planting Trees, Growing Together”. To find out more, Terry Flanagan visited The National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin in Dublin, where he spoke to...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>347false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-good-are-the-facilities-for-birdwatchers-in-ireland--66601844omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495338Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThere are many excellent places in which enthusiasts can observe birds across the country, though the standard of the actual facilities, interpretive features, viewing areas and access routes at these locations can vary greatly. Jim, Richard and Niall...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>290false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lark-ascending--66601839omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495336Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of the biggest clues that Spring has arrived is the increasing amount of birdsong. One of the true stars of the avian concert at this time of year has to be the Skylark, a bird that performs its songs unlike any other Irish bird.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>442false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spring-alive-submit-your-records-of-migrant-birds--66601811omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495337Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosMid-March is when our first migrant breeding birds begin to arrive back to Ireland including the Sand Martin, Swift, Swallow, Cuckoo and Ringed Plover. We are asking Mooney Goes Wild listeners to take part in a wonderful ‘citizen science’ project by...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>465false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harper-s-island-wetlands-the-perfect-place-to-watch-waterbirds--66601808omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495339Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAhead of his documentary on Harper's Island Wetlands nature reserve, which willl broadcast this St. Patrick's Day at 3pm, Jim Wilson fills us in on the wildlife that can be found there and explains the inspiration behind the reserve’s centrepiece: its...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>712false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frogs-are-feeling-frisky--66601798omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22495341Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of the joys of early spring is seeing Common Frogs coming out of hibernation, triggered by the warming conditions and increasing day-length. Dermott Doran is a farmer in Co. Kildare who created a pond on his land where more and more frogs have...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>770false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-class-murmurations-at-lough-ennell--66601858omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22493507Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe Starling murmuration is the name given to the phenomenon which sees hundreds of thousands of these small birds dancing through the air in winter and early spring. Terry Flanagan went to Lough Ennell in Co. Westmeath to meet James Crosbie and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>757false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/name-that-tune--66601852omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22493505Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIt’s still very early in the season, but have you noticed that birdsong is becoming more and more noticeable with each passing morning? Derek recorded one such avian performer in his garden last week: a male Song Thrush. Derek and Niall discuss it and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>321false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frolicking-french-flamingos--66601850omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22493506Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWhile Niall was in France recently, he visited The Camargue, a spectacular and vast wetland renowned as a true haven for biodiversity. It is home to a great many bird species, of all shapes and sizes, but undoubtedly the most celebrated and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>448false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sustainable-futures-forum-at-university-college-cork--66601828omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22493508Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn 25th February, University College Cork hosted its second Sustainable Futures Forum. A panel discussion entitled 'Towards A Nature Positive Future' featured our own Éanna and Niall alongside Seán Ronayne with John O'Halloran as moderator. Here is...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1670false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/calling-all-farmers-the-breeding-waders-eip-needs-you--66601857omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22491306Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAmongst Ireland’s breeding birds, it is members of the wader family that are in the most severe trouble. The Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership (EIP) has been established to try to save these struggling birds and its Project Manager, Owen...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>1461false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marsh-fritillary-butterfly--66601833omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22491305Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosJust one species of insect has specifically been afforded protection under Irish law: the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Every year, volunteers from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council conduct surveys of wet grassland areas to monitor the species....omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>620false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hazel-dormouse-in-co-kildare--66601827omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22491304Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA listener from Co. Kildare sent us a photo of a very small mammal that she discovered fast asleep in Co. Kildare. We showed it to Éanna, who immediately recognised it as a Hazel Dormouse which is not native to Ireland.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>241false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/humpback-whale-bites-off-more-than-it-can-chew--66601812omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22491303Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn a recent viral video, a Chilean kayaker called Adrián Simancas had an encounter with a Humpback Whale which could certainly be described as up close and personal! On tonight’s programme, Pádraig Whooley, Sightings Officer with the Irish Whale and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>887false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pesticides-in-pet-fur-pose-problems-for-nesting-birds--66601863omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22489539Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOwners of cats or dogs will know that they shed lots of fur. While many deliberately leave this fur in gardens for birds, it may be doing harm. A team of researchers from the University of Sussex has discovered that chemicals used for the treatment of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>835false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/la-fete-du-mimosa--66601849omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22489536Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThis week, Niall happens to be speaking to us from Mandelieu-La Napoule in the Côte d'Azur. It's known as the Mimosa Capital of France...that's the tree rather than the cocktail! Native to southern Australia, the Mimosa is known to botanists as Acacia...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>328false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wearing-your-art-on-your-sleeve-the-ink-redible-world-of-animal-tattoos--66601848omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22489538Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOnce considered something of a niche interest, a recent survey revealed that 35% of people in Ireland have at least one tattoo. On last week’s programme, we discussed one particularly famous animal-themed tattoo design, the Swallow. To continue this...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>492false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knock-knock-who-s-there-the-green-woodpecker--66601847omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22489537Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of the most prominent birds at this time of year in the south of France, both visually and aurally, is the Green Woodpecker. The species is common and widespread across most of Europe, but absent from Ireland.See https://omnystudio.com/listener...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>614false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-it-doesn-t-walk-like-a-duck-and-it-doesn-t-talk-like-a-duck-it-may-still-be-a-duck--66601818omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22489540Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOne of Ireland’s scarcest and most elusive breeding birds, the Goosander is not your typical duck. As far as we know, Ireland’s Goosanders breed only in the uplands of Co. Wicklow. Eager to see his first ever Goosander, Terry Flanagan went to a...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>925false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-comes-the-sun--66601859omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22487563Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn 1969, George Harrison composed one of the The Beatles' most popular and enduring songs, in celebration of the arrival of spring and the promise of better days to come. As Éanna informs us, it may have “been a long, cold, lonely winter”, but the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>231false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ceramic-swallows-in-lisbon--66601851omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22487567Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn his recent trip to Portugal, Derek noticed a striking ornithological motif while walking the streets and browsing the shops of Lisbon: lots and lots of ornate ceramic Swallows.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>612false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/humpback-whale-makes-a-journey-spanning-three-oceans--66601816omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22487566Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA recent study revealed that a male Humpback Whale travelled a record-breaking distance, spanning three oceans, in order to find a mate, raising the alarm about how climate change may be affecting the migratory behaviour of these massive denizens of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>886false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-snowdrop-month--66601813omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22487565Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFebruary is often referred to as “Snowdrop Month”, as it is the time of year when these delightful flowers burst forth from the soil marking the arrival of spring. Terry Flanagan went to visit Burtown House in Co. Kildare, a Quaker House whose gardens...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>612false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/proud-as-a-peacock-looking-at-mating-displays-in-the-animal-kingdom--66601803omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22487564Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosOn a recent visit to Portugal, Derek spotted a Peacock – or a male Indian Peafowl, to give him his formal title – strutting his stuff in front of a distinctly underwhelmed group of females. While synonomous with peacocks, many other members of the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>740false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-red-fox--66601815omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22485707Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThis is a repeat of today's Nature on One documentary. In it, biologist Terry Flanagan delves into the fascinating world of the red fox. Known for its adaptability and intelligence, it plays a vital role in the ecosystem and offers insight into the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3299false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eggs--66601855omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22484209Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosWe Irish love eggs, consuming hundreds of millions of them each year... but have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly a bird's egg is?See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3177false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/durer-s-rhinoceros--66601838omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22482609Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn this repeat of a special one-hour Mooney Goes Wild documentary, we delve into the history of Dürer's Rhinoceros.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3279rerfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-disputed-toll--66601823omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22480558Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn 1872, Maharajah, an Indian elephant, and his keeper, Lorenzo The Lion Tamer Laurence, walked for ten days from Edinburgh to Manchester. In this Nature on One documentary, zoologist Dr. Richard Collins tells the delightful story of Maharajah’s...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3266false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pope-leo-s-elephant--66601843omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22478659Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosTonight's programme is a repeat of our Christmas Day special documentary 'Pope Leo's Elephant'. In 1514, King Manuel I of Portugal sent an extraordinary diplomatic gift to Pope Leo X: an Asian Elephant named Hanno. Derek Mooney and Niall Hatch dig...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3284false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winter-birds-special--66601856omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22473650Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEarlier today, we broadcast a special live programme on Radio One and on the RTÉ News Channel (09.00 - 11.00) and our focus was two of Ireland's most fascinating groups of birds: waders and garden birds.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3285false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nightjars-confirmed-to-be-breeding-in-the-south-east-of-ireland--66601865omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22471696Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosThe mysterious Nightjar is one of Ireland’s most elusive birds. With only sporadic records of breeding over recent decades, the general consensus was that we had effectively lost Nightjars from Ireland. However, a new survey coordinated by BirdWatch...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>115false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-keeper-of-the-bees-bees-and-beekeeping-in-irish-folklore--66601861omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22471724Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosIn her wonderful new book The Keeper of the Bees: Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore, beekeeper’s daughter and a student of folklore Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with her memories of growing up in a beekeeping household,...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>861false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-land-and-water-the-superb-new-book-from-wildlife-photographer-sheena-jolley--66601854omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22471703Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosA recently published book that really caught our eyes is On Land and Water by acclaimed wildlife photographer Sheena Jolley. This superb book differs from most of the other nature photography books on the market, in that it incorporates the poetry of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>691false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congratulations-dr-eanna-ni-lamhna--66601846omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22471687Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosAll of us here in the Mooney Goes Wild team would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed colleague and friend Éanna Ní Lamhna, who last month was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by the University of Galway.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>685false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-s-head-hawk-moth--66601817omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22471689Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosRecently, Jesmond Harding from Butterfly Conservation Ireland was in-studio and brought a surprise guest...the (extremely large) pupal stage of the Death’s-head Hawk-moth. This extremely striking creature is not a common insect in Ireland.Terry...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>850false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ireland-s-generous-nature-the-past-and-present-uses-of-wild-plants-in-ireland--66601866omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469681Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosFirst up this evening is Éanna Ní Lamhna, who has chosen a wonderful book by Irish botanist and environmentalist Peter Wyse Jackson. It is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>605false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lichens-of-ireland-and-great-britain-a-visual-guide-to-their-identification--66601864omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469683Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLichens expert Paul Whelan has been working on his latest book for the past four years and it is Terry Flanagan's Christmas recommendation this year. For tonight’s programme, Terry travelled to Midleton, Co. Cork to meet Paul, to observe some of the...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>503false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meetings-with-moths-discovering-their-mystery-and-extraordinary-lives--66601862omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469682Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNext we have the selection of Eric Dempsey, who, in addition to his passion for birds is also a great fan of moths. It’s very fitting, therefore, that his choice of book this Christmas is Meetings with Moths: Discovering their Mystery and...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>619false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-gift-special-focus-on-books-about-nature--66601853omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469680Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosEvery Christmas, the team here at Mooney Goes Wild likes to bring you some of our recommendations for wildlife-themed gifts for your nearest and dearest. This year, we have chosen to focus on natural history books, with Derek and panel each focusing...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>3223false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-perfect-thing-inside-and-outside-a-bird-s-egg--66601830omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469685Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosStaying with the avian theme, the Christmas recommendation of Richard Collins is a book about one of the most impressive and captivating aspects of ornithology. Written by Tim Birkhead, it is the perfect one-stop-shop for everything you have ever...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>434false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drawn-to-nature-encounters-with-irish-wildlife--66601826omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469686Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosLast, but by no means least, we bring you Derek's Christmas pick. A great many listeners will have grown up inspired about wildlife by legendary artist, author and broadcaster Don Conroy. His latest book is a timely reminder of the simple wonders of...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>544false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-field-guide-to-dumb-birds-of-north-america--66601820omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22469684Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosUp next, we have the recommendation of Niall Hatch, which, as you might expect, is a book about birds. It’s not a run-of-the-mill bird book, however, rather a tongue-in-cheek look by Matt Kracht at the ways in which our feathered friends can frustrate...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>484false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parakeets-in-rome--66601824omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>22464706Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000Fleibo LeibosNiall 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.See...omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.]]>355false1full