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A woman (news2day presenter Florence Okojie) wearing a light green jumper and a man (news2day presenter Cathal Dowd) wearing a green jumper poses with his arms folded smiling at the camera in a TV studio

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.

news2day's Cathal Dowd doing a piece to camera in a school for St Patrick's Day.

Watch: news2day Friday, 13 March 2026

Children takes part in an event at school.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 12 March 2026

Schoolboys singing in their choir.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Bel Aghedo from the ISSU in the news2day studio telling us about their new research on racism.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 10 March 2026

A child makes a poster for St Patrick's Day

Watch: news2day Monday, 9 March 2026

Silhouettes of oil pumpjacks operating in an oil field at sunset. Concept of crude oil extraction, energy production, and the petroleum industry.

news2day Explainer: Why are oil prices so high?

PT social media ban

Watch: news2day Friday, 6 March 2026

A man gives a talk for World Book day 2026 at the National Library of Ireland

Watch: news2day Thursday, 5 March 2026

Judge, artist Sean Ronayne and Ciara Carroll, Creative Ireland are pictured with 2025 This is Art! Winner of the of the Age 7 and Under Category, Henry Sheehy (7) from Clare with his work ‘The Woods’. Picture Andres Poveda

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 4 March 2026

A model of the ear and inner ear on display in the classroom.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 3 March 2026

People attending the Sanctuary School Awards in TUD

Watch: news2day Monday, 2 March 2026

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 15: A view of giant banner, featuring an image of the Iranian flag and the slogan reading 'Iran is our homeland, the flag is our shroud' at Enghelab Square in the capital Tehran, Iran on January 15, 2026. Iran has been rocked by wav

Updated news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 02: A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

news2day: How to deal with upsetting news stories

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TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 15: A view of giant banner, featuring an image of the Iranian flag and the slogan reading 'Iran is our homeland, the flag is our shroud' at Enghelab Square in the capital Tehran, Iran on January 15, 2026. Iran has been rocked by wav

Updated news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer

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

Houses of many colors dot the hillside surounding the village of Qaqortoq, Greenland

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

Close-up of unrecognizable white man checking the price of ground beef at supermarket

What is the EU-Mercosur trade deal?

Donald Trump's tariffs could cause a trade war...

Updated news2day: Donald Trump's tariffs explained

Who will fill the seats of Seanad Éireann?

news2day Explainer: What is the Seanad?

It's time to vote on 7 June- news2day explains it all!

The Local and European Elections explained for kids

People are voting in the US Election.

news2day is here to explain the US Election

Watch: Three news2day explainers on Palestine

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?

news2day Full Shows & Clips

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news2day Friday, 13 March 2026

Going green for Seachtain na Gaeilge and St Patrick's Day. The Oscar buzz is real! And a story from Finland about getting to school on a hovercraft!!

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news2day Friday, 13 March 2026

news2day Friday, 13 March 2026

news2day Thursday, 12 March 2026

news2day Thursday, 12 March 2026

news2day Wednesday, 11 March 2026

news2day Wednesday, 11 March 2026

news2day Tuesday, 10 March 2026

news2day Tuesday, 10 March 2026

news2day Monday, 9 March 2026

news2day Monday, 9 March 2026

Helping kids understand upsetting news stories

Helping kids understand upsetting news stories

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer: What's happening in Venezuela?

news2day Explainer: What's happening in Venezuela?

news2day: The EU-Mercosur trade deal explained

news2day: The EU-Mercosur trade deal explained

news2day Review of the Year 2025

news2day Review of the Year 2025

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

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

Landslide leave Sicilian town on cliff edge after storms

Landslide leave Sicilian town on cliff edge after storms