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Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys.

Presidential Election: Meet the candidates with news2day

Children stand in a line in a classroom reading a presentation.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Celebrate Black History Month. We look back on all the Irish Presidents so far. A time capsule at Shannon Airport. And some animal fun too.

news2day • 23 Oct

Two girls in fancy dress are interviewed on TV.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 23 October 2025

Skip around the world! The Presidential Election explained and much more.

news2day • 24 Oct

A woman speaking in a classroom in front of a projector screen.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Find out about Sanctuary Runners. news2day meets Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys. Is this Ireland's biggest pumpkin? And some smashing pumpkin fun for elephants in Oregon Zoo.

news2day • 22 Oct

A young boy being interviewed by news2day in a classroom wearing a navy hoodie

Watch: news2day Monday, 20 October 2025

Meet a kid who is back playing football following serious health issues. news2day meets Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. And there's the story of a massive heist at the Louvre!

news2day • 22 Oct

Meteorologists at Met Éireann show how they can forecast weather. One man is sitting in front of 4 screens while a woman explains to the children standing in the background.

Watch: news2day Friday, 17 October 2025

How Met Éireann uses Maths to help predict the weather. Making sustainable paper from grass. The Wexford Opera Festival is underway and more!

news2day • 20 Oct

The the words Walk on Wednesday WOW written in chalk on a school playground.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 16 October 2025

Florence steps out for Walk on Wednesday. Plus, lot's more stories including - food security worldwide, bird flu in Ireland, Rory Gallagher's guitar on display and some slam-dunking otters.

news2day • 17 Oct

United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO) aid trucks wait for Israel's permission before entering Gaza on April 23, 2024.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 15 October 2025

We have the latest from the Gaza Peace Deal. Plus, lots more including - chicks in a classroom, dinosaur footprints found and something to celebrate Lámh Day.

news2day • 15 Oct

A girl at school reading the book Mallory Towers

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 14 October 2025

It's time to sign up to the MS Readathon. The Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is here. More on the Gaza peace deal and we see some brown bears having a bath!

news2day • 15 Oct

A man in a multi coloured jacket on stage shows off a rubiks cube trick.

Watch: news2day Monday, 13 October 2025

Minding your mental health with gardening. Maths Week 2025 is here. Behind the scenes at the GPO, the latest news from Israel and Gaza, plus we look ahead to a big game for the boys in green.

news2day • 14 Oct

A yong boy in a black hoodie plays the piano in front of his class in a school hall.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 1 October 2025

We celebrate Europe with the Blue Star Programme. A shining lighthouse for tourism. And what can we learn from animal poo?!

news2day • 01 Oct

A man dressed as a cowboy wearing an oversized yellow hat gives a talk in a classroom.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 30 September 2025

The Seatbelt Sheriff is in town. The latest on the Presidential Election. Meet a Swedish boy who joined the circus and we have some World Records!

news2day • 01 Oct

A woman in a purple jacket holds a pine cone as children look on in a park.

Watch: news2day Monday, 29 September 2025

Get ready for National Tree Day. Saving a school in Co Clare. A super Sunday for Irish sports stars and more.

news2day • 30 Sep

A girl climbs through a fun obstacle in the school yard.

Watch: news2day Friday, 26 September 2025

A school sports day across Europe! Barack Obama gets the Freedom of Dublin and will catch up with an old friend. An update from the Ryder Cup, and we say happy birthday to Australia's oldest little blue penguin.

news2day • 28 Sep

Emma Cahill and daughter Bonnie at Dublin Zoo

Watch: news2day Thursday, 25 September 2025

We go to the Zoo to see something new with the help of ISL interpreters. A rise in kids missing school. The NFL comes to town and more!

news2day • 28 Sep

This is Art 2024 winner Uishe Delahan sitting in the news2day studio with a yellow and red background.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 24 September 2025

We launch This is Art! 2025 with former winner Uishe. A school gets a new therapy dog. The latest on the Presidential Election, track star Kate O'Connor comes home and goat yoga!

news2day • 25 Sep

A young boy sitting at a table wearing a blue top is shown how to sew by a teacher in a classroom.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Saving clothes with Second-hand September. Young people talk to politicians about AI. Plus, more news including - learning the ISL alphabet, Palestine recognition, Japan prepares for a typhoon, Ballon d'Or winners and some cute otters!

news2day • 24 Sep

Young people play badminton in a sports hall with an sign language interpreter in the corner of the screen.

Watch: news2day Monday, 22 September 2025

We start Irish Sign Language Awareness Week with a game of badminton. Details of the new Primary Curriculum. We hear from World Class Kate O'Connor and much more!

news2day • 22 Sep

A female chef works prepares food at a counter with meat and other ingredients.

Watch: news2day Friday, 19 September 2025

news2day goes to the World Skills Ireland 2025 competition. Culture Night takes place all over the country Counting seabirds on Ireland's Eye. And more!

news2day • 22 Sep

Children doing arts and crafts at a table with some fun creations in the foreground.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 18 September 2025

A Dublin Fringe Festival play to help us understand climate change. An ancient discovery on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo. Plus more news from Ireland and around the world.

news2day • 19 Sep

Three girls in fancy dress as daiory cows at the National Ploughing Championships.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Florence meets some young farmers at Day 2 of the National Ploughing Championships. Cathal went along to see an opera. And some lions find a hidden camera!

news2day • 19 Sep

A woman with a red headband paints the face of a young girl sitting in a seat.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Find out what's happening on Culture Night. We head to the National Ploughing Championships and more.

news2day • 17 Sep

Five girls stand in front of their class giving a presentation.

Watch: news2day Monday, 15 September 2025

Cathal celebrates United Nations International Day of Democracy. Florence has more stories including - new Irish citizens, lots of sports news and seals have taken over a beach in California!!

news2day • 15 Sep

Children wearing hi-vis vests play in a wooded area.

Watch: news2day Friday, 12 September 2025

Florence checks out Earth Rising at IMMA. Cathal is in studio with stories including - Eurovision news. World Athletics Championships and Panda-monium!

news2day • 15 Sep

A woman, the foreground, shows schoolkids how to do yoga in the school hall.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 11 September 2025

Florence finds out about Wellbeing Month in schools. Cathal has more stories including - phone bans, students talk Presidential Elections and is there life on Mars?!

news2day • 15 Sep