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Making the Dublin movie North Circular one for the road

Luke McManus is the director of the Dublin documentary North Circular. He takes us behind the lens on one of the films of 2022.

Movies • 26 Dec 22

People board an evacuation train at Kyiv central train station on 28 February, 2022, just days after war breaks out

2022 in pictures

War, climate, and a changing of the guard: The images that shaped 2022

2022 in Review • 27 Dec 22

From that slap to a Strictly romance a lot has happened in 2022

A year when times kept getting tougher for consumers

2022 will be remembered by many people as year that got tougher as it went on for consumers as inflation hit hard and the cost of daily necessities continued to increase.

2022 in Review • 25 Dec 22

Consumer gas prices have jumped by nearly 90% in the past year - largely as a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Soaring energy costs fueled huge problems in 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine represented a political and humanitarian disaster, writes Adam Maguire, but its impact on energy prices also plunged households, businesses and governments into crisis mode.

Business • 25 Dec 22

Beyoncé: an overpowering melange of afrobeat, 90s house and old skool disco

RTÉ Entertainment's albums of 2022

Beyoncé bounced back with her most ambitious album yet, Dry Cleaning got weirder, CMAT stole everyone's heart, and Gilla Band went further into unhinged sonic absolutism. Alan Corr and RTÉ 2fm's Dan Hegarty round up their favourite albums of 2022

Music • 26 Dec 22

A destroyed church in the village of Bohorodychne, eastern Ukraine

Russia's war in Ukraine has changed Europe

Isolated internationally, weakened economically and degraded militarily Mr Putin's options going into 2023 are very different to those going into 2022, writes Fiona Mitchell.

2022 in Review • 26 Dec 22

UK workers across a range of sectors have gone on strike in recent months, from rail workers to teachers, postal staff to lawyers

Strikes adding to sense of disarray in Britain

Nigel Farage is of the view that Britain is broken. "Nothing seems to work in this country anymore," he lamented in a recent Tweet.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Dec 22

Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted markets in food, energy and a wide range of commodities and raw materials during the year

Surging inflation framed the economic landscape in 2022

The economic fundamentals of security, food, shelter and energy all came into sharp relief this year when Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February.

Business • 24 Dec 22

A photo from the first day that it was not compulsory to wear face coverings on public transport (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

2022 defined as year Covid restrictions were lifted

While the dark days of the pandemic may be gone, the impact and memory of it will live on for years to come, writes Fergal Bowers.

2022 in Review • 23 Dec 22

A protest in Tehran in October over the death of Mahsa Amini

2022 saw Iran's clerical leaders face deepening dissent

Nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have ushered Iran into a new era of deepening crisis between the clerical leadership and society at large.

2022 in Review • 23 Dec 22

Bitcoin is down about three-quarters from last November's $69,000 peak

Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis

To borrow from Britain's Queen Elizabeth, 2022 is not a year on which the cryptocurrency world shall look back with undiluted pleasure.

Business • 23 Dec 22

Hybrid arrangements, where workers go into the office part of the week, have gained broad acceptance as a compromise

Future of work - Back to the office

Employers have been asking workers with increasing urgency this year to return to the office, while workers are demanding flexibility, creating a tussle that is yet to be resolved as 2022 draws to a close.

Business • 23 Dec 22

Natural gas prices hit multi-year highs and oil nearly $140 a barrel this year

The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis

For the energy industry, 2022 will be remembered as the year Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerated a global energy crisis.

Business • 23 Dec 22

People this year experienced inflation at levels not seen for decades as prices surge for food, heating and transport

The worst is yet to come - the curse of high inflation

Globally, people are experiencing inflation at levels not seen for decades as prices surge for essentials like food, heating, transport and accommodation.

Business • 23 Dec 22

2022 has been perhaps the most turbulent year investors have ever seen

How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires - 2022 has been perhaps the most turbulent year investors have ever seen, and for good reason.

Business • 23 Dec 22

World champions Lisa O'Rourke and Amy Broadhurst

Irish women taking boxing baton after incredible year

It's been an incredible year for Ireland's women boxers in both the amateur game and the paid ranks with World Championships gold medals and world titles aplenty.

Boxing • 26 Dec 22

2022: The sporting year in photos

A look back at some of the defining images of the past year that captured joy and despair and the somewhat surreal.

other sport • 29 Dec 22

In goblin mode means 'unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy' behaviour

'Goblin mode' voted as Oxford's word of the year

Goblin mode - a slang term to describe "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour - has won an inaugural public vote for word of the year, Oxford University Press said.

News Lens • 06 Dec 22

Making the Dublin movie North Circular one for the road

2022 in pictures

Top 10 Entertainment stories of 2022

A year when times kept getting tougher for consumers

Soaring energy costs fueled huge problems in 2022

RTÉ Entertainment's albums of 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine has changed Europe

Strikes adding to sense of disarray in Britain

Surging inflation framed the economic landscape in 2022

2022 defined as year Covid restrictions were lifted

2022 saw Iran's clerical leaders face deepening dissent

Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis

Future of work - Back to the office

The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis

The worst is yet to come - the curse of high inflation

How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

Irish women taking boxing baton after incredible year

2022: The sporting year in photos

'Goblin mode' voted as Oxford's word of the year

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2022-in-review

Making the Dublin movie North Circular one for the road

2022 in pictures

Top 10 Entertainment stories of 2022

A year when times kept getting tougher for consumers

Soaring energy costs fueled huge problems in 2022

RTÉ Entertainment's albums of 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine has changed Europe

Strikes adding to sense of disarray in Britain

Surging inflation framed the economic landscape in 2022

2022 defined as year Covid restrictions were lifted

2022 saw Iran's clerical leaders face deepening dissent

Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis

Future of work - Back to the office

The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis

The worst is yet to come - the curse of high inflation

How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

Irish women taking boxing baton after incredible year

2022: The sporting year in photos

'Goblin mode' voted as Oxford's word of the year

Search RTÉ.ie