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Damp, mould and rats: Residents of a Wicklow estate speak out

In one Wicklow social housing estate, residents say years of neglect have left them living in damp, dangerous homes.

Mother of wounded Gaza child pleads to reunite family in Ireland

A Palestinian woman whose child was brought to Ireland for medical treatment as doctors tell us about their concerns that the impact visa delays could have on other children due to be brought here.

Prime Time • 11 Jul

940 missing: Are there lessons from the Gaine or Satchwell cases?

An Garda Síochána told Prime Time that 940 people are currently listed as missing on the Garda Pulse system. So could some of them be found, if fresh thinking, new tools, or different investigative techniques were applied?

Prime Time • 10 Jul

RTE Clarity comoposite image for Gaza explainer

A Gaza truce? Here's what is being negotiated, and why it matters

A new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas may be within reach — but key questions remain. Hostages, humanitarian aid, and political pressure are shaping what happens next.

Clarity • 09 Jul

Bob Vylan have faced both support and criticism for the language used during their Glastonbury set

Bob Vylan: Is there a clear legal basis for a case against them?

UK police are investigating Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance — but what does the law actually say about protest, free speech, and hate crime?

Clarity • 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

Coimisiún na Meán's Niamh Hodnett said the commission will be supervising the platforms

Age checks to be enforced on video sharing platforms from July

Video sharing platforms based in Ireland will face new legal obligations to verify users' ages before showing adult content from July, according to Coimisiún na Meán's Online Safety Commissioner.

Prime Time • 26 Jun

Inside the face scanning tech behind social media age limits

As age restrictions on social media gain political momentum, biometric software is being explored as a way to effectively enforce any potential laws. So, should this technology be used to build a safer, more secure internet?

Prime Time • 01 Jul

Windfall to downfall: The inside story of a GAA club's collapse

Once Ireland's wealthiest GAA club following a €22 million land sale, Parnells went into liquidation earlier this year. Internal club documents obtained by Prime Time show how years of financial mismanagement led to the collapse of the Dublin club.

Prime Time • 24 Jun

William Scott (left) suffered a brain injury after a cardiac arrest in 2013 alongside Community Rehabilitation Assistant Gregory Harris

HSE warns of risk to nursing home exit plan for under-65s

The HSE has warned that efforts to move younger people with disabilities out of nursing homes are under threat, after funding for its relocation programme fell short of what was requested

Prime Time • 18 Jun

Laura and Pav travelled to Georgia in search of a faster route to full driving licences

Red light: Georgia blocks licence path for Irish learner drivers

Irish drivers had been travelling to Georgia to fast-track their licences — but a new residency rule has now closed the loophole

Prime Time • 06 Jun

French President Emmanuel Macron disembarks a plane with his wife Brigitte Macron in Hanoi, Vietnam

In the age of AI, is doubt becoming a political strategy?

As references to AI become more common in political discourse, what happens when democratic governments begin using it to question the authenticity of real events?

Clarity • 02 Jun

Gaza aid: What is getting in and who is distributing it?

In recent days, videos and images showing people in Gaza desperately trying to access food and other humanitarian aid have been circulating across social media. So what's known about aid the amount of food entering Gaza, and the processes being used to provide it?

Clarity • 01 Jun

Barry Cummins (second from the right) speaks to photographer Kyran O'Brien and builder James McNamara (right) about their experiences inside 3 Grattan Street

Three stories from inside the Satchwell house

Prime Time's Barry Cummins has spoken with others who, like him, were also in 3 Grattan Street before Tina's body was discovered, six-and-a-half years after she went missing.

Prime Time • 31 May

James Browne described the target of 41,000 new homes this year as 'extremely challenging'

Minister acknowledges 2025 housing target unlikely to be met

Minister for Housing James Browne has acknowledged the Government is unlikely to meet its target of building 41,000 homes this year.

Prime Time • 27 May

'Watershed': O'Farrell family's 13-year fight for State apology

A campaign for a public inquiry that began soon after Monaghan man Shane O'Farrell was killed in a 2011 hit-and-run, ended today as the Minister of Justice issued a Government apology to the O'Farrell family and promised reforms.

Prime Time • 28 May

CEO of ICSH Donal McManus and Clúid Housing Brian O'Gorman.

Funding delays threaten thousands of social homes, ICSH warns

The delivery of thousands of new social homes is facing delay due to Government approval and funding issues, according to social housing organisations.

Prime Time • 27 May

Drawn in by the algorithm: four Irish men share their stories

Four Irish men describe how online content gradually shaped their views on gender, dating and identity. They tell Prime Time how they were drawn in - and what helped them step back.

Prime Time • 23 May

Influencer speaks out on violent attack and growing online abuse

Charleen Murphy speaks about her experience in which a man who had commented constantly on her social media accounts attacked her in person.

Prime Time • 22 May

A Prime Time special programme on this issue is broadcast on Thursday at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player

ASTI: 'Exponential growth' in misogynistic comments from students

In an interview ahead of a special Prime Time programme tonight, ASTI's Kieran Christie has warned that female teachers are facing misogynistic comments and harassment from students in schools to an extent that is becoming 'unmanageable.'

Prime Time • 22 May

'Bubbling up': Teachers on how online content is shaping teens

As part of a special programme examining how online influencers who promote a negative form of masculinity may be shaping Irish teenagers' views of the world, Prime Time spoke to several teachers across the country.

Prime Time • 21 May

Why is 'The Manosphere' drawing in some young men - and what can be done to help avoid or emerge from its influence?

'The Manosphere': Why some young men turn to negative influencers

Experts Prime Time have spoken to are concerned that perceptions of masculinity held by significant numbers of young men are being shaped and distorted by narratives and communities online

Prime Time • 22 May

Kiea McCann ws one of two teenagers killed in a crash on the way to their Debs ball in Monaghan in 2023.

'No moving on': McCann parents speak out after debs crash deaths

The parents of Kiea McCann, one of two teenagers killed in a crash on the way to a Debs ball in Monaghan in 2023, have spoken in their first television interview about arriving to the scene of the crash moments after it occurred.

Prime Time • 20 May

Emily and Kevin Flynn's daughters Isabelle and Olivia were three years old when they had surgery

'We feel sick' - parents speak out over children's hip operations

The parents of twin girls who both underwent surgery to correct a hip condition have spoken of their unease after receiving a pair of letters informing them that a clinical review is under way into the type of operation carried out on their daughters.

Prime Time • 15 May

An Garda Síochána has confirmed that foul play has been ruled out but the narrative pushed on X quickly began to spread online

Fanning flames: How a Donegal fire was used to stoke hate online

How a false claim about a Donegal church fire went viral - and the network of anonymous accounts using outrage, disinformation, and profit-driven tactics to target Ireland online

Clarity • 11 May