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Watch: news2day Thursday, 12 March 2026

Buying and selling words at a Dublin school. Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany passes away. Plus, lots more including weather warnings, leopard cubs and more!

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Have you ever wondered how much a word could be worth? Well Cathal headed out to one school in Dublin who were putting price tags on their paragraphs as part of their very own word market!

Legendary Olympic 1500m gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91. The Arklow-born runner topped the podium at the age of 21 in Melbourne in 1956 and was a 1500m finalist again four years later in Rome.

There's lots more content from the show, including an archive, at rte.ie/news2day.

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