Mark Coughlan

Prime Time

UN rapporteur calls for more Irish Govt action against Israel

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged the Irish government to take stronger action against Israel, including cutting trade ties.

Prime Time • 20 Mar

Private Seán Rooney was killed in Lebanon in December 2022.

UN documents on killing of Private Rooney sent to Dublin coroner

Additional documentation related to the 2022 killing of Irish peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney has been provided by the United Nations to Irish authorities in recent weeks, a UN diplomatic source has confirmed.

Prime Time • 20 Mar

Conor McGregor visited the White House on St Patrick's Day

McGregor's 'dangerous Dublin' claim traces to gambling site list

Conor McGregor appears to have based one of the key views he expressed during his St Patrick's Day White House visit on a ranking of European cities published by an online gambling company.

Prime Time • 23 Mar

Elon Musk tweeted 1,494 times in the 15 days following President Trump's inauguration.

1,500 in 15 days: What Musk's Trump-era tweets reveal about him

Using a bespoke social media search tool Prime Time downloaded and analysed all his tweets from his first 15 full days working in the US government, to try to get an insight into his activity, mindset and ideology.

Prime Time • 24 Feb

Donald Trump said the release of DeepSeek's new model was 'wake up call' for US companies.

DeepSeek: What happened and what does it say about our AI future?

The release of DeepSeek rocked stock markets, shocked global politicians, and forced major companies across the world to reassess their strategies this week. So, what exactly happened this week, and should we be any more worried or enthused about AI?

Prime Time • 04 Feb

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Satellite imagery shows scale of fire damage around Los Angeles

High resolution satellite imagery taken over the last 24 hours shows the scale of destruction wrought on neighbourhoods north of Los Angeles by several fires.

Prime Time • 10 Jan

UN peacekeeper Private Seán Rooney was killed in southern Lebanon two years ago today

Two years on, family of Private Seán Rooney still awaits answers

On the second anniversary of the death of Irish UN peacekeeper, Private Seán Rooney, in Lebanon, the Donegal man's family are still seeking answers about what happened on the night he was killed

Prime Time • 15 Dec 24

Private Rooney was killed while serving with UNIFIL, the UN mission in Lebanon, on 14 December 2022

UN says new info will be shared with family of peacekeeper

Further information about the incident that led to the death of Private Seán Rooney will be made available to his family, the United Nations has said.

Ireland • 14 Dec 24

Count data shows huge scale of transfers between FF and FG

Fewer than 2% of transfers given by FG and FF voters have gone to the Greens, even after all the preferred parties' own candidates had been excluded.

Prime Time • 01 Dec 24

Charts provide key insights into Exit Poll data

The initial tranche of data from the Exit Poll, released as ballot boxes were locked across the country on Friday night, provides an indication of where respondents said they cast their first preference vote and their initial transfers.

Prime Time • 30 Nov 24