We visit a school for week 2 of Seachtain na Gaeilge! What's on at the Belfast Children's Festival? Plus, lots more news including a new leader in Iran and counting chimpanzees in Uganda.
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Now that we are into week 2 of Seachtain na Gaeilge, Cathal headed out to Scoil Mhuire in Shankill, Co. Dublin to see to see if the students were ready and excited for their upcoming Gaeilge events.
Belfast Children's Festival 2026 is up and running with over 100 performances, workshops, and family-friendly events across the city.
The big international news story is that Iran has a new supreme leader - Mojtaba Khamenei. He is the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Check out the news2day Explainer on Iran here!
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has released the results of the 2025 Chimpanzee Census. It meant that they had to go into the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and count them.
There's lots more content from the show, including an archive, at rte.ie/news2day.
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