Carole Coleman

Ukrainians draped in Ukrainian flags walk down the quays in Dublin while celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day

Hope and fear among Ukrainians in Ireland ahead of summit

Ukrainians living in Ireland have been speaking to RTÉ's News At One about their hopes for Ukraine in the weeks and months after today's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Ukraine • 15 Aug

Record 89,000 applicants to CAO for third-level places

There were 89,308 applicants to the Central Applications Office (CAO) this year for college courses this autumn, representing a record high.

Education • 08 Aug

A truck carrying large, canvas-covered humanitarian aid packages at the Israel-Gaza Kerem Shalom border crossing (stock image)

Irish aid trucks for Gaza sitting in warehouse for months

Two consignments of humanitarian aid for Gaza funded by Ireland have been sitting in a warehouse in Jordan for over five months.

Ireland • 07 Aug

A young girl tries to get the attention of a charity distributing meals to Palestinians amid severe food shorages in Gaza

'Children cannot eat symbolism' - Gazan on food shortages

Most people in Gaza are eating just one meal a day, with many collapsing from hunger, a Palestinian businessman inside the enclave has said.

Middle East • 01 Aug

Co Clare community 'devastated' by Fermanagh shooting

The retired principal of Barefield National School in Co Clare has said he is heartbroken by the news of the deaths of three people in a shooting in Co Fermanagh yesterday.

Munster • 24 Jul

Ballintubber Abbey Trust received €5.8 million from the Government's Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Ballintubber Abbey to build heritage and cultural centre

The 800-year-old Ballintubber Abbey in Co Mayo is aiming to become a centre of pilgrimage, with the addition of a heritage and cultural centre.

Connacht • 03 Jun

Twenty-six properties were listed on Castlebar's derelict sites register last year

Castlebar residents 'very angry' over dereliction in town

Castlebar residents are 'very angry' over a number of prominent buildings lying derelict it the town centre, including Mayo's most historic building - where the Land League was founded in 1879.

Connacht • 26 May

Palestinians wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by a charity

Taoiseach joins call on Israel to lift Gaza blockade

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has signed a joint statement alongside a number of European Union and non-EU European leaders condemning what they have described as "the man-made humanitarian catastrophe taking place before our eyes in Gaza".

Middle East • 16 May

Over 200 older people from across Ireland are gathering in Tallaght, Co Dublin for the 2025 Age Friendly Ireland National Older People's Councils Convention

Calls for more people to join Older People's Councils

A convention focusing on the needs of older people has heard calls for more people to join the country's Older People's Councils.

Health • 08 May

Letter Lingo is a word challenge designed to help those from non-English speaking countries to improve their fluency

Board game helping new arrivals improve English skills

A new board game developed in Co Leitrim is helping new arrivals to improve their English language skills. Letter Lingo is a word challenge designed to help those from non-English speaking countries to improve their fluency and meet new people.

Connacht • 18 Apr