America Now
RTE's Washington Correspondent Richard Downes presents a series examining what the United States is like, three years on from the election that brought Barack Obama to power.
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Richard Downes reports from Chicago on the reality facing Barack Obama in next year's election -
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Richard Downes looks at the Tea Party, a group of radical right wingers who have shot to prominence following their success in sponsoring republican candidates in the mid term elections last year -
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Richard Downes reports that unemployment in the US is officially at 9% -- in some areas closer to 20% -- and, among African Americans, it has more than doubled since the recession began -
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Richard Downes reports from Nevada which has seen a 60 - 70% fall in house prices in Las Vegas and surrounding areas, and tens of thousands of people have lost their homes -
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Richard Downes visits the state of North Dakota where an oil rush has brought tens of thousands of jobs and sudden wealth to the many who've moved there
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'There are always other options and help is always there ...'
Kerry teenager Donal Walsh has died after losing his battle with cancer.
He passed away at his home in Blennerville, County Kerry, surrounded by his dad Fionnbar, his mother Elma and his sister Jemma.
Donal, aged 16, had publicly appealed to young people not to end their lives. He wrote a letter which brought him to national prominence.
He had been battling cancer since he was first diagnosed four years ago, and had raised over €50,000 for charity.
Weeks before his death, Donal recorded a video message to be circulated in schools.
Fr Francis Nolan, parish priest of St. John's in Tralee, was with Donal Walsh's family in the hours after his death
Minister of State for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch paid tribute to Donal's 'generosity of spirit'