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

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

Mystery Underground Insects

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

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

Wild Dublin: Nature In The City

Festival Director Fiona Hopkins previews the 10th Mayo Dark Sky Festival, with stargazing, astronomy, wildlife and special guests...

Festival Director Fiona Hopkins previews the 10th Mayo Dark Sky Festival, with stargazing, astronomy, wildlife and special guests...

Mayo Dark Sky Festival Turns 10

Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission explains the deer rut, stag rivalries and how motorists can stay safe...

Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission explains the deer rut, stag rivalries and how motorists can stay safe...

Love, Rivalry And Roaring Stags

Éanna Ní Lamhna explains the discovery of a living Fan Mussel near Valentia Island and why it matters for marine conservation...

Éanna Ní Lamhna explains the discovery of a living Fan Mussel near Valentia Island and why it matters for marine conservation...

Rare Fan Mussel Found Off Kerry

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> <div>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/.</div></div>

Mooney Goes Wild - Monday October 12th 2026

Dr Colin Lawton reveals the latest 2026 survey results showing red squirrels recovering and pine martens spreading across Ireland...

Dr Colin Lawton reveals the latest 2026 survey results showing red squirrels recovering and pine martens spreading across Ireland...

Reds Rise Again: The Great Squirrel Comeback

Rory Cobbe investigates how a red squirrel turned a Cork pub into an assault course and became an internet sensation!

Rory Cobbe investigates how a red squirrel turned a Cork pub into an assault course and became an internet sensation!

Nuts In The Snug: Red Squirrel In A Pub!

As he makes his new documentary, Terry Flanagan joins Derek to reveal the remarkable migration of the Painted Lady butterfly and Ireland’s bumper numbers in 2025...

As he makes his new documentary, Terry Flanagan joins Derek to reveal the remarkable migration of the Painted Lady butterfly and Ireland’s bumper numbers in 2025...

Nature On One: The Painted Lady

Prof Jaap de Roode joins Derek and the panel to explore how insects and other animals use nature to treat illness.

Prof Jaap de Roode joins Derek and the panel to explore how insects and other animals use nature to treat illness.

Feeling Under The Weather? Ask An Insect!

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.

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

Mooney Goes Wild

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