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news2day: Florence and Cathal bring you the news show for kids

news2day presented by Florence Okojie and Cathal Dowd is the news show for kids - weekdays at 4.20pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

A notification on the Instagram app on a smartphone arranged in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect on Dec. 10, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasin

news2day Explainer: Australia bans social media for kids

news2day Presenter Florence Okojie doing a piece to camera for Christmas

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A boy and girl from Castlebar NS wearing red look at the camera in the hallways of the school.

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Two boys holding long locks of their hair pose in front of a Laura Lynn pop-up.

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Three girls pose at a bake sale in their school as a person out of shot takes a pic on a phone.

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A schoolboy choir in blue robes wearing Santa Hats in a public park

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A girl reads a book to a smaller girl on a Dublin Bus.

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Youngs boys wearing Christmas jumpers give the thumbs up to the camera.

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Three girls wearing purple jumpers singing in a choir holding sheet music

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A doll in yellow jumper, blue jeans and red hat on a table with some muffins.

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Two young boys give a presentation dressed as Alcock and Brown

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news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

RTÉ's Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan tells us about the social media ban for children under 16 in Australia.

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news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Friday, 12 December 2025

news2day Friday, 12 December 2025

news2day Thursday, 11 December 2025

news2day Thursday, 11 December 2025

news2day Wednesday, 10 December 2025

news2day Wednesday, 10 December 2025

news2day Tuesday, 9 December 2025

news2day Tuesday, 9 December 2025

news2day Monday, 8 December 2025

news2day Monday, 8 December 2025

Watch the 2025 news2day Christmas Lights Special

Watch the 2025 news2day Christmas Lights Special

news2day Thursday, 4 December 2025

news2day Thursday, 4 December 2025

news2day Wednesday, 3 December 2025

news2day Wednesday, 3 December 2025

news2day Tuesday, 2 December 2025

news2day Tuesday, 2 December 2025

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news2day Monday, 1 December 2025

Who is the new RTÉ Weather Presenter?!

Who is the new RTÉ Weather Presenter?!

news2day's Iran-Israel Explainer

news2day's Iran-Israel Explainer

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day Explainer: War in Ukraine

news2day Explainer: War in Ukraine

Explainers

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news2day Explainer: What is the Seanad?

People are voting in the US Election.

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The Local and European Elections explained for kids

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Watch: Three news2day explainers on Palestine

news2day explainer: What is the cost of living crisis?

news2day explainer: What is the cost of living crisis?

news2day explainer: What is happening in Ukraine?

news2day explainer: What is happening in Ukraine?