Rita O'Reilly

RTÉ Investigates

Lough Funshinagh has flooded nearby homes during periods of wet weather

Fresh judicial review over Lough Funshinagh flood pipe

Works to install an overflow pipe from a lake in Co Roscommon to prevent flooding of nearby homes have been halted for the second time this year.

Connacht • 21 Dec 21

Torture of Hooded Men recognised five decades on

This week, the UK Supreme Court finally concluded that 14 men detained in Northern Ireland in 1971 were tortured.

investigations unit • 18 Dec 21

Creaven was sentenced to 10 years for crimes against children in three different countries

Evil in our midst – inside Kieran Creaven's world

We're told that paedophiles live among us, giving few clues to their sinister side. The case of Kieran Creaven, who worked in RTÉ for years, is no different, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 08 Dec 21

Professor Walter Ricciardi is the Italian health minister's scientific advisor on the Covid-19 pandemic

Top Italian scientist backs Holohan on antigen tests

The Italian health minister's scientific advisor on the Covid-19 pandemic has backed Dr Tony Holohan's cautious stance on antigen tests, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 22 Nov 21

The High Court refused an application by Friends of the Irish Environment

Environmental group loses legal bid over flooding pipe

An environmental group has lost a bid to bring the chief executive of Roscommon County Council before the High Court over the restarting of pipework on a lake.

Prime Time • 04 Nov 21

Can Ireland keep Micheál Martin's COP26 promises?

The Taoiseach told COP26 in Glasgow that Ireland was ready to play its part. But the public has heard political ambition before, explains Rita O'Reilly. Will it actually come to pass?

Prime Time • 02 Nov 21

Homeowner representatives have insisted they did not sign off on the working group draft

Few answers in draft report on mica redress scheme

For thousands of homeowners in Donegal and Mayo, the Department of Housing's draft report on defective concrete blocks contains few answers, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 01 Oct 21

Water levels at Lough Funshinagh are already over half a metre higher than this time last year

Six families wait in fear around a Co Roscommon lake

Lough Funshinagh floods every year, threatening to engulf nearby homes. Without flood defences, many other communities face the same risk due to climate change, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 24 Sep 21

'We can't escape from this' - Mica-hit homeowners

Bad blocks in Donegal have left houses disintegrating before their owners' eyes, and turned lives upside down in the process, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 16 Jun 21

The number of homes coming onto the market has fallen by about 40% in some parts of the country

How Covid-19 has upended Ireland's housing market

Fewer homes on the market and restrictions on property viewings have severely disrupted Ireland's already troubled housing market, reports Rita O'Reilly.

Prime Time • 13 May 21