Kate McDonald

Some of the content shown to the accounts left the experts visibly upset.

13 on TikTok: Self-harm and suicide content shown shocks experts

On foot of concerns published by researchers about young teens' mental health being negatively influenced by content on TikTok, Prime Time conducted an experiment. Within minutes, the accounts were into a mental health content rabbit hole.

Prime Time • 16 Apr 24

Disinformation issues: What are countries doing to address them?

The speed at which the information environment is changing is forcing governments globally to reassess their responsibilities when it comes to misinformation and disinformation, a new OECD report says.

Prime Time • 04 Mar 24

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya launched an AI candidate in what has been described as a sham election in Belarus.

The Belarusian leader with Irish ties using AI against a dictator

With results in from what has been described as a "sham" election in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks to Prime Time about her innovative use of AI to campaign and spread information.

Prime Time • 28 Feb 24

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been using AI to campaign from prison.

Where next? Use of AI video in Pakistan election concerns experts

With around half of the world's adult population to be asked to vote in 2024, the use of AI-generated video during the recent Pakistani election has concerned experts.

Prime Time • 13 Feb 24

Prime Time has mapped details of incidents linked to accommodation for migrants in the last five years.

Mapped: The fires linked to accommodation for migrants

An analysis by Prime Time shows there have been at least 31 fires set at properties or locations linked, or rumoured to be linked, to the housing of people seeking asylum or international protection.

Prime Time • 26 Jul 24

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said that passenger capacity at Dublin Airport should be increased or the Irish economy could miss out

Should passenger capacity at Dublin Airport be increased?

Dublin Airport's operator, Daa, has applied to increase its passenger capacity from 32 to 40 million passengers per year. But some, including Government ministers, are opposed to the expansion.

Prime Time • 07 Feb 24

Explained: Why there is renewed concern about measles in Ireland

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there has been an "alarming" rise in measles cases in Europe, with at least 42,200 cases reported in 2023 compared to 941 cases in 2022.

Prime Time • 08 Feb 24

Recent research shows vaping is increasing in Ireland

Should disposable vapes be banned in Ireland?

As the UK moves to ban all disposable vapes, Prime Time speaks to medics and others about whether the Irish Government should follow their example.

Prime Time • 31 Jan 24

Almost 30 recent attacks on vessels in the seas around Yemen have been claimed or attributed to the Houthi rebels.

Explained: Why Red Sea attacks are likely to push up Irish prices

Disruptions to shipping traffic through the Red Sea caused by attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels are likely to impact prices in Ireland in the coming weeks, according to analysts who have spoken to Prime Time.

Prime Time • 17 Jan 24

The riots raised serious questions for politicians and An Garda Síochána management around policing, public safety, and the threat of Irish anti-immigration campaigns

'Unfolding chaos': Watch how Dublin's riots developed

RTÉ's Prime Time programme has analysed hours of CCTV and video footage from the rioting that gripped Dublin two weeks ago, in the process piecing together a moment-to-moment timeline which sheds more light on how they developed across 23 November.

Prime Time • 03 May 24