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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 • 3 hrs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Alaska summit of presidential pageantry ends in no deal

A summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine was billed as "high-stakes", and yet it ended with no deal, writes Yvonne Murray.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Aug

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Meals on Wheels providers struggling to meet demand

The country's Meals on Wheels services are reporting that some of its 300 providers are struggling to meet growing demand with fewer volunteers.

Ireland • 25 Jul

'A despicable disgrace': Geldof condemns Israel over Gaza hunger

Bob Geldof has criticised the Israeli government's role in the Gaza crisis, calling it "a despicable disgrace" amid growing warnings of famine and restricted humanitarian access

Prime Time • 25 Jul

Tesco Ireland CEO, Geoff Byrne; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Alan Dillon

Tesco announces 400 new jobs across ten new stores

Tesco Ireland has announced plans to create 400 new jobs across the country as part of a €40m investment which will see the retailer open ten new stores nationwide over the next 12 months.

Business • 07 Jul

Small number of Irish-based jobs to go at TikTok

A small number of Irish-based roles are expected to be cut at TikTok's global e-commerce division.

Business • 04 Jul

'We are listening' - Drone company CEO responds to noise concerns

The founder of Irish drone company Manna has defended plans to expand aerial delivery services across Dublin despite concerns raised by local TDs and councillors in one test area about noise and privacy issues.

Prime Time • 04 Jul

The Black-Legged Kittiwake. Pic: Brian Burke

Crucial areas for conserving Irish seabirds identified

A map identifying the 73 most important areas for Ireland's seabirds is being launched by BirdWatch Ireland.

Environment • 03 Jul

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Possible interstellar object zooms through solar system

An object from outside the solar system has been spotted hurtling towards the sun, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.

newslens • 02 Jul