Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Join us from 10pm to 11pm every Monday night on RTÉ Radio 1 Mooney Goes Wild is a wildlife and nature radio show, which will celebrate 20 years on air this May.

Presented by Derek Mooney, with regular contributors Dr. Richard Collins & Eanna ni Lamhna, the show is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 each Sunday from 10pm-11pm. This programme is repeated each Friday (on RTÉ Radio 1, from 4am-5am), and each Saturday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (from 10am-11am).

Ring out the old, ring in the new... 🎉This New Year's Day, join Derek Mooney from 6am, as he presents a special edition ...
30/12/2025

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

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

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

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

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Calling all lovers! On a special edition of Mooney Goes Wild, starting at 4pm today on RTÉ Radio 1, Terry Flanagan an...
28/12/2025

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

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On RTÉ Radio 1 at 3pm: Nature On OneJoin Derek Mooney and Niall Hatch as they journey high above the Arctic Circle to me...
25/12/2025

On RTÉ Radio 1 at 3pm: Nature On One

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

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On Mooney Goes Wild at 10pm tonight: bats that eat robins, fossils in Phibsborough, Carsten Krieger on Ireland's peatlan...
15/12/2025

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

For more, see rte.ie/mooney

15/12/2025

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

12/12/2025

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

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

Join Derek & Maura on the RTÉ Today Show, on RTÉ One, today at 3.30pm!rte.ie/tv/todayRTÉ
12/12/2025

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

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Join Derek & Maura on the RTÉ Today Show, on RTÉ One, today @ 3.30pm!rte.ie/tv/today
11/12/2025

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

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With less than three weeks to go till Christmas, have you picked out what gifts to get your loved ones? If you need some...
08/12/2025

With less than three weeks to go till Christmas, have you picked out what gifts to get your loved ones? If you need some inspiration, tune in to Mooney Goes Wild from 10pm tonight on RTÉ Radio 1 as our panel choose their top wildlife books! Plus, visit https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/mooney/2025/1208/1547835-competition-time/ for your chance to WIN one of five copies of Animalopedia or The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Irish Seashore, with thanks to Gill Books! Competition closes this Thursday at midnight, so get your entries in now!

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Coming up now on RTÉ Radio 1: cormorants on the Dodder, seals in the Liffey, a tailless red squirrel in Wicklow, waders ...
01/12/2025

Coming up now on RTÉ Radio 1: cormorants on the Dodder, seals in the Liffey, a tailless red squirrel in Wicklow, waders in Cork, hooded crows in Dublin, Garden Bird Survey and an Unnatural History of Animals! http://rte.ie/mooney

24/11/2025

Bernard Carey tells us about Ireland's largest oak tree

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Mooney Goes Wild is a wildlife and nature radio show, which has been broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 for over two decades. Presented by Derek Mooney, with regular contributors Dr. Richard Collins & Eanna ni Lamhna, the show is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 each Monday from 10pm-11pm. This programme is repeated each Friday (on RTÉ Radio 1, from 4am-5am), and each Saturday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (from 10am-11am). For more information on all the items covered each show, please visit www.rte.ie/mooney, and if you have a comment, question, or photo you’d like to share with us, please e-mail [email protected]!