10:00 pm - Mooney Goes Wild

11:00 pm - Mooney Goes Wild

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.


Tonight: red squirrels make a comeback thanks to pine martens; a Cork pub’s unexpected squirrel visitor; how animals heal themselves with Prof. Jaap de Roode; Terry Flanagan’s new documentary on Painted Lady butterfly!




For more visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/1012/1595016-mooney-goes-wild-monday-october-12th-2026/.

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.<div><br><div><p>Tonight: red squirrels make a comeback thanks to pine martens; a Cork pub’s unexpected squirrel visitor; how animals heal themselves with Prof. Jaap de Roode; Terry Flanagan’s new documentary on Painted Lady butterfly!</p><p><br></p><p>For more visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2026/1012/1595016-mooney-goes-wild-monday-october-12th-2026/.</p></div></div>

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Mooney Goes Wild

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.

<p>Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.</p>

Mooney Goes Wild - Monday October 12th 2026

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.


Tonight on Mooney Goes Wild: stags and deer rutting season; a rare Fan Mussel discovery off Kerry; Terry Flanagan chats about Dublin’s hidden urban wildlife with photographer Gustavo Zoladz; Mayo's Dark Sky Festival turns 10; plus mystery insects underground!

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.<div><br></div><div><p>Tonight on Mooney Goes Wild: stags and deer rutting season; a rare Fan Mussel discovery off Kerry; Terry Flanagan chats about Dublin’s hidden urban wildlife with photographer Gustavo Zoladz; Mayo's Dark Sky Festival turns 10; plus mystery insects underground!</p></div>

Mooney Goes Wild - Monday October 19th 2026

Listener Denis Riordan shares footage of underground-nesting insects as Éanna Ní Lamhna and Richard Collins debate their identity...

<p>Listener Denis Riordan shares footage of underground-nesting insects as Éanna Ní Lamhna and Richard Collins debate their identity...</p>

Mystery Underground Insects

Terry Flanagan meets photographer Gustavo Zoladz to discover Dublin’s hidden wildlife, from fox cubs and badgers to kingfishers...

<p>Terry Flanagan meets photographer Gustavo Zoladz to discover Dublin’s hidden wildlife, from fox cubs and badgers to kingfishers...</p>

Mooney Goes Wild - Monday October 12th 2026

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