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  • Pine Martens

    Pine Martens
    2026/04/06
    Niall 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 interests Éanna Ní Lamhna given past absence reports...
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    7 分
  • Make A Date For Dawn Chorus 2026: Sunday 3rd May

    Make A Date For Dawn Chorus 2026: Sunday 3rd May
    2026/04/06
    The 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 contributors nationwide and listeners’ own birdsong recordings...
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    1 分
  • Terry Has A Tree-mendous Time At The National Botanic Gardens

    Terry Has A Tree-mendous Time At The National Botanic Gardens
    2026/04/06
    The 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 shows him some of the site’s most spectacular arboreal highlights...
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    13 分
  • Trying To Save New Zealand’s Albatrosses From Extinction

    Trying To Save New Zealand’s Albatrosses From Extinction
    2026/04/06
    Albatrosses, 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 higher mortality rates that could push the species toward extinction...
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    33 分
  • A Bed Of Lettuce? We Look At Foods That Can Make You Sleepy

    A Bed Of Lettuce? We Look At Foods That Can Make You Sleepy
    2026/03/30
    Our 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 effect - hence the classic post-Christmas-sandwich snooze...
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    2 分
  • Old Irish Goat Carries 3,000 Of Irish History

    Old Irish Goat Carries 3,000 Of Irish History
    2026/03/30
    New 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 animals domesticated by humans...
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    23 分
  • Bidding Farewell To Our Brent Geese

    Bidding Farewell To Our Brent Geese
    2026/03/30
    Early 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 Dempsey there to explore their habits and migration...
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    14 分
  • On The Trail Of Cuskinny’s Kingfishers

    On The Trail Of Cuskinny’s Kingfishers
    2026/03/30
    Jim 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 shots possible...
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    14 分