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Going live for RTÉ One's Nine O'Clock news from the Town Hall room at the Department of Health

At home with... RTÉ's Fergal Bowers

Covering the coronavirus as health correspondent has been an enormous challenge, not least because of the pace of developments, every hour, of every day, says RTÉ Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.

At home with... • 02 Feb 21

Philip Bromwell: We have had to consistently find original and creative ways of telling stories

At home with... RTÉ News reporter Philip Bromwell

The biggest story of 2020 is almost certainly going to be the biggest story of 2021 too, says RTÉ News reporter Philip Bromwell

Television • 23 Dec 20

Fergal O'Brien: "This has been a year far from normal."

At home with... Fergal O'Brien of RTÉ News

RTÉ News reporter Fergal O'Brien recalls January 18 and being asked to compile a report about the latest on what was being described as "a mysterious virus" in China

At home with... • 21 Dec 20

RTÉ Prime Time's Louise Byrne: "Saying yes to presenting was only possible because my partner, Charlotte also said, `yes, do it'."

At home with... Prime Time's Louise Byrne

We have been privileged and proud to provide coverage that we hope has been informative and challenging all through the pandemic, says Prime Time's Louise Byrne of a momentous, challenging year

Television • 23 Jun 21

Colman in his back garden in Sallynoggin, County Dublin: It was eerie at times seeing Dublin so quiet

At home with... RTÉ's Colman O'Sullivan

It seems like the pandemic has been here for a very long time, says RTÉ News reporter Colman O'Sullivan. So it was great to get some hope last week with the announcement of progress on a vaccine

At home with... • 30 Nov 20

Cathy in Ennis on an assignment: "As an essential worker, I was able to stay on the road gathering stories from across the Mid-West region."

At home with RTÉ's Mid-West reporter Cathy Halloran

I'm grateful for my family, grateful for their health, grateful for my friends, and grateful for all the small normal things that we all took for granted in the past, says RTÉ's Mid-West correspondent Cathy Halloran.

At home with... • 30 Oct 20

Under Cover: Jackie Fox's Ministry of Sound

At home with... RTÉ reporter Jackie Fox

2020 still felt new, with high hopes and expectations, when I first reported on Covid-19, recalls Jackie Fox of RTÉ News. On January 18th I wrote a story about a mysterious "new respiratory virus" in the Chinese City of Wuhan for the 6.1 News

At home with... • 20 Oct 20

Laura Fletcher: "During the restrictions I was more aware than ever of the distance between our family unit and our parents and siblings."

At home with... RTÉ News Reporter Laura Fletcher

If you asked me last year if I could imagine ever cutting my husband's hair or shopping online for facemasks, I'd have given you short shrift, and yet here we are, says RTÉ News Reporter Laura Fletcher

At home with... • 20 Oct 20

Go ahead and jump: Aisling Moloney leaping in the rain in Donegal

At home with... RTÉ news2day's Aisling Moloney

"The past few months have been the first settled and still period in my life," says news journalist Aisling Moloney. "There was nowhere to go, all big plans were shifted and I had to find excitement in the normal joys of life."

At home with... • 14 Oct 20

RTÉ Newsroom's Dimitri O'Donnell on Bertra Strand, Westport County Mayo. Kerry, Connemara and the Aran Islands were also visited

At home with... RTÉ News reporter Dimitri O'Donnell

I could never have imagined that these practices would become part of our everyday lives in Ireland, says RTÉ News journalist Dimitri O'Donnell, referring to elbow bumps, masks and temperature checks reminiscent of a 2019 African assignment

At home with... • 13 Oct 20

Cian McCormack: (the pandemic) has challenged me to cast a fresh view on how I approach my work and use time efficiently

At home with... Cian McCormack

Facing in to another year like this one I focus on the positives that have come from the pandemic for me, says RTÉ News reporter Cian McCormack.

At home with... • 06 Oct 20

Laura Hogan: I was one of the few people in the country who escaped having to set up a home office on an ironing board

At home with... RTÉ Newsroom's Laura Hogan

"Like many of my colleagues in RTÉ News, I have been reporting on this virus since before it even had a name," says RTÉ News Reporter Laura Hogan. "It has been a long seven months, filled with ups and downs."

At home with... • 22 Sep 20

Sinéad Hussey: I'm lucky to have the best neighbours around

At home with... RTÉ's Sinéad Hussey

I seem to have spent the last few months wishing time away, hoping restrictions would be lifted, planning reunions and praying that the number of Covid cases would come down, says RTÉ's North-East Correspondent Sinéad Hussey

At home with... • 14 Sep 20

Carole Coleman: Everyone at home is fitter than ever before

At home with... RTÉ's Carole Coleman

Pretty much everything at home can be divided into before and after the arrival of Covid, says Carole Coleman

At home with... • 09 Sep 20

Dyane Connor: Covid 19 has made me realise I need to slow down and appreciate the simple things in life.

At home with... RTÉ's Dyane Connor

The beginning of lockdown seems like a lifetime ago and while I have fond memories of that time with my family I won't forget the challenging times either, says RTÉ Newsroom's Dyane Connor.

At home with... • 08 Sep 20

At home with... RTÉ Newsroom's Justin McCarthy

Justin McCarthy was presenting Morning Ireland in January with Audrey Carville when he got his first real sense of what was coming.

At home with... • 07 Sep 20

Caitriona Perry announces pregnancy news

RTÉ News broadcaster Caitriona Perry has announced that she is pregnant with her first child.

Television • 30 Jan 19

Dermot O'Leary: "I was really supportive of them going back"

O'Leary reconnected with Ireland after parents' move

Dermot O'Leary has told RTÉ News he visits Ireland all the time now that his parents have moved back to their native Wexford, and admits his folks' return home has given him a "reestablished connection" with the Emerald Isle.

Television • 20 Jun 18

Aengus Mac Grianna leaving RTÉ after 30 years

So Long, Farewell to news anchor Aengus Mac Grianna

As one of RTÉ's most popular broadcasters, news anchor Aengus Mac Grianna, hangs up the microphone for the last time, we take a look back at his career and some of his top moments.

Television • 18 Mar 18

Bryan Dobson: "a legend" and "an absolute pro"

What a legend! Big love for Dobson after final Six One

There has been an outpouring of love from viewers for Bryan Dobson after he presented RTÉ News' Six One for the final time.

Bryan Dobson • 26 Oct 17

Morning Edition to end this December

RTÉ's Morning Edition, presented by Keelin Shanley, will come to an end this December.

Entertainment • 06 Nov 14

Joyce pictured with Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare & Co who first published the complete Ulysses

James Joyce tried to keep marriage secret

Two previously unpublished letters from James Joyce to his son Giorgio revealing his anxiety about publicity surrounding his wedding to Nora Barnacle have been digitised for online viewing on the National Library website.

Entertainment • 01 Aug 14

Cormac Ó hEadhra won the Radio Presenter of the Year award

Double win for RnaG’s Cormac

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Cormac ag a Cúig won two awards at the annual Irish-language Oscars last nights.

Entertainment • 18 May 13

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