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Artist draws first portrait of Catherine Connolly

An amateur artist from Limerick has drawn the first exhibited portrait of president-elect Catherine Connolly.

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New cybersecurity apprenticeship for local government

A new tailored IT apprenticeship for city and county council workers has been launched to boost cybersecurity in local government.

Ireland • 21 Oct

Man arrested over €14.2m cocaine seizure in Wexford

Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of €14.2 million of cocaine at Rosslare Europort, Co Wexford, yesterday evening.

Ireland • 19 Oct

Spiritan survivor calls for swifter redress and apology

Spiritan abuse survivor David Ryan is calling for swifter redress and a State apology.

Ireland • 19 Oct

Photo shows protest in midleton at lack of action following storm babet flooding

Hundreds in Cork staged protest for better flood defences

Hundreds of protesters from East Cork staged a protest in Midleton today due to what they claim, to be the lack of response, to the impact of Storm Babet two years ago.

News Headlines • 18 Oct

Ruth Codd at the "How to Train Your Dragon" Los Angeles Premiere held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on June 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Irish actress has 'no regrets' about Traitors

Actress Ruth Codd, who became the third Faithful to be 'murdered' on BBC's The Celebrity Traitors last night, says she has no regrets about her time on the show.

Television • 17 Oct

Ireland must integrate further into EU market - Makhlouf

The Governor of the Central Bank has said it is "essential" that Ireland integrates further into the EU's single market.

News Headlines • 14 Oct

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Watch: Budget 2026 - your questions answered

From rent relief to minimum wage - young people across Ireland had plenty to ask about Budget 2026. We asked for your questions on social media.

Budget 2026 • 07 Oct

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Watch: What is a budget? Here's a simple explainer

Today is one of biggest days in the political calendar, Budget Day.

News Headlines • 07 Oct

Photo shows a collage of Irish people who were recipients of Morrison visas in the 1990s

Legacy of 'Morrison Visa' to be celebrated in New York

Immigration is very unpopular in US politics today - but it wasn't always the case.

World • 01 Oct

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Starmer says UK at fork between decency and division

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned his party that the UK stands at a fork in the road between decency and division.

World • 30 Sep

Composite image showing Ireland’s three presidential candidates (catherine connolly, jim gavin and heather humphreys) in front of a stock image of Áras an Uachtaráin

Watch: A quick runthrough of the presidential candidates

Now that nominations are closed, the official Presidential Election campaign begins with three candidates on the ballot paper.

Ireland • 24 Sep

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Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you

That tag in your T-shirt? It may not be telling you the full story.

News Headlines • 24 Sep

Suppliers to major Irish retailers linked to forced labour cotton

Factories that imported hundreds of tons of cotton fabric in 2024 from two companies linked to a Chinese forced labour programme are supplying some of Ireland's major clothing retailers, an RTÉ investigation has found

RTÉ Investigates • 26 Sep

Disney confirm Jimmy Kimmel return after brief suspension

Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, which was abruptly pulled from the air last week after the US government threatened broadcasters, will be back tomorrow, Disney have announced.

US • 22 Sep

New York Times video journalist Alex Stockton talks to Behind the Story about the MAHA movement

Podcast: RFK and the rise of 'MAHA'

People can fall down a 'MAHA rabbit hole' after starting off their health journey with good intensions, a New York Times journalist has told Behind the Story.

News Headlines • 22 Sep

What to expect at this year's UN General Assembly

World leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN's General Assembly. But amid spiralling global crises, funding cuts and diplomatic deadlock, some even wonder if the UN's 80th birthday could be its last. Here are some things to look out for this week.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Sep

modern public toilet sign on the cement wall

The challenges and risks of installing public toilets

A carved granite plinth with perforated metal roundels, wrought-iron railings with shamrock heads and a cast-iron ventilation shaft with stylised foliage located at the junction of Kevin Street and New Street and built around the year 1900.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Sep

Photo shows single beds tightly arranged in a room for student accomodation

International students share cramped rental accommodation

Third level institutions in Limerick say that they are assisting up to 16 international students who have found themselves sharing in what was a two-bedroomed house.

Ireland • 19 Sep

Photo shows actor Louis Partridge pouring guinness in his role as Edward Guinness in Netflix drama series 'House of Guinness'

Watch: House of Guinness cast on their best pint of plain

New Netflix series 'House of Guinness' premiered at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin last night with many of the main cast in attendance.

Entertainment • 19 Sep

Photo shows one of the docked boats belonging to the Global Samud flotilla which is sailing to Gaza

Watch: Life on board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

The aid flotilla bound for Gaza is preparing to set sail again this weekend, after reported drone attacks and poor weather delayed its progress.

Ireland • 15 Sep

Integration by 2027? The challenges facing the GAA merger plan

The GAA, Camogie Association and Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) have committed to merging into a single organisation by 2027. But while the ambition has broad support, the scale of the task is increasingly clear.

Prime Time • 09 Sep

Christopher Burns was found dead in Mountnorris in Co Armagh

Man charged with murder of Christopher Burns in Armagh

Detectives investigating a murder in Co Armagh earlier this week have charged a man to court.

News Headlines • 07 Sep

Minister says Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys did not interfer in animal cruelty case

Minister defends Humphreys over animal cruelty case

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that there was no interference by Fine Gael Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys in an animal cruelty case dropped five years ago.

Presidential Election • 07 Sep

Call on Government to eliminate use of nasal tanners

The Irish Cancer Society is calling on the Government to look at ways to eliminate the use of nasal tanners.

Health • 06 Sep