2019-in-review

Unforgettable images of 2019

From heartbreaking tragedies, to Star Wars, Donald Trump and Brexit, 2019 will be remembered for a long time to come.

2020 unlikely to bring any answers in Ana murder

Hoodies, backpacks, vaccinations, homework, cartoons, a walk in the local park and a girl who liked a boy. RTÉ Legal Affairs Correspondent Orla O'Donnell looks back at the Ana Kriégel murder trial

Hong Kong rocked by protests in 2019

Jackie Fox speaks to Irishman Kevin Forkan, who has seen first-hand the effect of the democracy protests in Hong Kong.

The phenomenon that is social media

Augmented reality for dating, platforms for political voices and #MeToo - how social media - unimaginable 20 years ago - has become ingrained in our lives.

Dancing & doggy daycare: 2019's Instagram highlights

A look back at some of the most popular content on the RTÉ News Instagram account this year.

Trees & Shane Lowry's granny: 2019's Twitter highlights

A look back at some of the most popular content on the RTÉ News Twitter account this year.

Elections and controversies dominate political year

Whales & sextuplets: 2019's Facebook highlights

A look back at some of the most popular stories on the RTÉ News Facebook page this year.

Irish witness to history - 2019 Chilean protests

When students began jumping subway barriers in Santiago in protest at metro fare hikes last October, nobody expected it would lead ultimately to an overhaul of the Chilean constitution.

'Ghost of the yellow vests' haunts French government

Mr Moonlight: The longest murder trial in Irish history

A missing person turned murder investigation, a DJ called Mr Moonlight, a body found in a disused underground tank, a farmer charged with murder - RTÉ's Vivienne Traynor looks back on the trial of Pat Quirke over the murder of Bobby Ryan

The year students marched for their future - 2019

One event in the world of education marks 2019 out from all others and it's one that began with school students themselves, not education policymakers or schools.

Reflections on stories from the northeast - 2019

RTÉ correspondent Sinéad Hussey reflects on the stories that made headlines in the northeast in 2019.

Three meals a day 'a luxury' for Venezuelans in 2019

Father John Jennings is a Missionary of the Sacred Heart from Cork, working in one of the most marginalised neighbourhoods, or barrios, in Caracas.

Reflections on stories from the midwest - 2019

Air disasters happen somewhere far, far away. But the story of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 was to travel all the way from the east coast of Africa, right across to the west coast of Co Clare.

Legacy of the economic crash still being felt in 2019

In the early years of this decade during the depths of the crash, Philip Lane (then an economics professor in Trinity) was a regular source of mine for guidance through the crazy spiral in which the country found itself.

Impeachment, Mueller and Irish America - The US in 2019

Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan looks back on a turbulent year in US politics, with more fireworks to come in 2020.

Hard to avoid the 'B' word in southeast - 2019

It's been a year when it was hard to avoid the 'B' word. Even in the southeast of Ireland.

Beyond Brexit: The big business stories of 2019

It may have felt as though Brexit was the only thing in the business bulletins this year - but an awful lot more happened beyond Boris and the backstop.

2019 Christchurch massacre leaves indelible mark on NZ

'A challenging year but some wins for health in 2019'

There are some who view the health service as a black hole, a place where good money goes to die.