Mooney (radio programme)
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| Other names | Mooney Goes Wild (previous version, weekends) |
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| Genre | Chat, nature |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Language(s) | English, Irish |
| Home station | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| Hosted by |
Derek Mooney Brenda Donohue |
| Starring | Dr Richard Collins Éanna ni Lamhna Terry Flanagan Dermot O'Neill |
| Recording studio | Donnybrook, Dublin |
| Original release | 2006 (previous version 1995) – present |
| Website | Official website |
| Podcast | Podcast |
Mooney (successor to Mooney Goes Wild) is an Irish radio programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. Presented by Derek Mooney, the programme airs Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 16:30.
Mooney was the 18th most listened-to radio programme in Ireland. It was presented by Brenda Donohue or Aonghus McAnally when Derek Mooney was absent. Its predecessor programme, Mooney Goes Wild, was known for its coverage of nature and the later programme featured web broadcasts of blue tits nesting and hatching. In 2009, Mooney's blue tits nested live online in the gardens of President Mary McAleese.
Mooney Goes Wild started in 1995 on Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1. It mainly focused on wildlife and nature. Jackie and Daw was broadcast on Mooney Goes Wild. Mooney Goes Wild on One won the prestigious Prix d'Europe in Berlin in 2000, with the award given for a programme that observed the lives of two nesting jackdaws.
On 2 October 2006, the programme moved to a weekday slot.
In early 2009, RTÉ weather presenter Nuala Carey launched a nationwide search to find herself a man on Mooney. Reports of her escapades at several dating events accompanied by her friend Ciara were broadcast on the radio programme.
In 2011, it featured a world record attempt at having the most people dressed up as a leprechaun in the one place. People came from Italy, Poland and Romania to participate in the "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Leprechauns".
Mooney combined with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the RTÉ radio audience to create Mooney Tunes from the Grand Canal Theatre for RTÉ over Christmas 2011, an obvious pun on the similarity between the presenter's name and the word "Looney" as used in Looney Tunes, the Warner Bros. animated cartoon series.Jedward put in an appearance at the show.
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