https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:22:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0718/1460499-von-der-leyen-analysis/Ursula von der Leyen is due to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning, as she fights to hold on to her job. Having secured the European Council nomination, Dr von der Leyen is the only candidate and must win a majority, or 361 votes, to hold on to her seat.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0718/1460499-von-der-leyen-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459654-ukraine-russia/Russia's large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian cities last Monday, including direct hits on a children's hospital and a maternity clinic in Kyiv, were some of the worst of the war so far.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:02:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459654-ukraine-russia/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0714/1459637-keir-starmer-analysis/From meeting Joe Biden in the White House to England's Euro semi-finals win, Keir Starmer has enjoyed somewhat of a honeymoon period in his first week as British Prime Minister. However, with looming problems on many fronts, this honeymoon cannot last forever.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0714/1459637-keir-starmer-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0714/1459799-trump-shooter-crooks/The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in yesterday's attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:18:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0714/1459799-trump-shooter-crooks/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459782-trump-us-politics-violence/The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all sides in the US presidential race could lead to bloodshed.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:48:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459782-trump-us-politics-violence/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459777-trump-attack/Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a political rally, leaving the FBI hunting for information about how a gunman could attack a former US president.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:15:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459777-trump-attack/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459839-us-politics/In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November's election.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:44:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459839-us-politics/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459656-climate-action-analysis/Perhaps this news that our climate policies are paying dividends and starting to turn the tide on emissions will give some comfort. Nobody, however, should drop their guard.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459656-climate-action-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459648-politics-outstanding-legislation/The Dáil rose for two months this week but when it returns, there will be a race to the finish line if there is an election in November.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0713/1459648-politics-outstanding-legislation/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459477-democrats-joe-biden/A growing number of Democrats in Congress are publicly calling on Democratic President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid after the 81-year-old incumbent's halting debate performance against Republican rival Donald Trump.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:58:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459477-democrats-joe-biden/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0712/1459478-biden-analysis/Joe Biden is facing a tipping point, and with razor-thin margins in key battleground states, gaffes such as calling Volodymyr Zelensky "President Putin" matter, writes Sean Whelan.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:27:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0712/1459478-biden-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0708/1458847-green-party-leader/The on-stage pageantry at the Green Party leadership press conference suggests all is now rosey in the Greens' garden, however any decent gardener will realise that some thorny questions will always be growing somewhere.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:27:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0708/1458847-green-party-leader/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0708/1458845-france-post-election/The surprise outcome of the French election shows that there can be dramatic change between the first and second rounds - change that the electorate are well used to.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:22:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0708/1458845-france-post-election/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0707/1458581-aer-lingus-pay-dispute/UK election watchers have been focused on the Labour Party this week, but for Irish aviation watchers the focus has been on the Labour Court.Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:01:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0707/1458581-aer-lingus-pay-dispute/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458590-uk-election-northern-ireland/Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458590-uk-election-northern-ireland/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458634-french-elections-polls/People in Paris say they are not worried how the electorate in the capital will vote in the snap election, but they are scared about the impact of the surge in support for the far right across rural communities and other regions.Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:48:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458634-french-elections-polls/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0707/1458471-french-election-ukraine/French voters return to the polls today for a pivotal second round of voting in the country's parliamentary elections. The far-right National Rally, which topped the polls in the first round, would take a less hawkish stance on supporting Ukraine if it forms the next government.Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0707/1458471-french-election-ukraine/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458613-conservatives-election-analysis/A Labour landslide and the rise of Reform UK in the British general election has the Conservatives looking for a new leader and perhaps a change of direction, writes London Correspondent Tommy Meskill.Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0707/1458613-conservatives-election-analysis/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0708/1458682-child-law-project/Ireland's care system is at breaking point - once again, the Child Law Project has unveiled concern and frustration amongst the judiciary in its latest publication.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0708/1458682-child-law-project/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458491-jonathan-moran/RTÉ News Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds reports on how rapist Jonathan Moran refused to admit a terrible crime.Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458491-jonathan-moran/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0706/1458476-press-reset-what-lies-ahead-for-uk-economy-and-trade/A 'reset' of relations has been promised following the installation of a new Labour government in the UK. Much of it will hinge on the willingness of the EU to play ball with the Starmer administration, but the omens are generally looking good on the trade and economic front.Sat, 06 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0706/1458476-press-reset-what-lies-ahead-for-uk-economy-and-trade/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458474-politics-general-election-budget/Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458474-politics-general-election-budget/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458550-us-presidential-election/Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:09:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0706/1458550-us-presidential-election/US Election 2024https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458380-conservative-party-leadership-race/With Labour coming out on top at the general election, talk quickly turned to who could replace Rishi Sunak as the Conservative Party's leader.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:22:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458380-conservative-party-leadership-race/UK Electionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458437-keir-starmer-profile/After six weeks under the campaign spotlight - and four years after taking the helm of Labour - to many, new British prime minister Keir Starmer remains something of an unknown quantity.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:30:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458437-keir-starmer-profile/UK Electionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458357-uk-election-analysis/One by one, result after result confirmed it - the Labour landslide so long predicted had come to pass.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:18:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458357-uk-election-analysis/UK Electionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0706/1458509-keir-starmer-britain/For now, Keir Starmer can enjoy something of a political honeymoon as he marks his first return to parliament as Prime Minister, his first Prime Ministers Questions, and first international engagements. But it is likely to be a short-lived honeymoon, writes Fiona Mitchell.Sat, 06 Jul 2024 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0706/1458509-keir-starmer-britain/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0705/1458345-dup-election-analysis/The biggest story of the election in Northern Ireland is one that no one saw coming - the Fall of the House of Paisley.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:33:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0705/1458345-dup-election-analysis/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0705/1458469-uk-election-vote-share-reform-tory-labour/While the seat count in this UK general election for Labour is far higher than 2019, their share of the vote is not. Keir Starmer's party won a 33.8% share of the vote, which is just 1.6% higher than what it ended up with five years ago, writes Aengus Cox.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:43:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0705/1458469-uk-election-vote-share-reform-tory-labour/UK Electionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458343-uk-election-quirky/From Count Binface and Captain Beany, to Elmo and a pub in Richmond - here is how the quirky UK general election candidates have fared in the count.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:42:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458343-uk-election-quirky/UK Electionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458328-uk-election/As the UK said goodbye to one prime minister and welcomed another, here is a round-up of the 10 main things to be aware of.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:41:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk-election-2024/2024/0705/1458328-uk-election/UK Election 2024https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0705/1458338-ni-election-alliance-analysis/Alliance had high hopes coming into this election, but the fact that it returns with only a single MP, is a setback to its ambition for continued electoral growth.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:12:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0705/1458338-ni-election-alliance-analysis/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0703/1458008-johnson-sunak/While Boris Johnson's return to the campaign trail has garnered headlines, it has also brought reminders which some in the Conservative Party might prefer to have forgotten, writes Fiona Mitchell.Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:37:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0703/1458008-johnson-sunak/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0703/1458054-exchequer-returns-budget/We may still be four months out from the budget. But make no mistake about it, the debate, disputes and wrangling about what should and should be in it, is well under way, writes Will Goodbody.Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:28:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0703/1458054-exchequer-returns-budget/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0703/1457824-rishi-sunak-campaign/It is six weeks since a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak stood outside Downing Street and announced an early UK general election, however, it was not the start to a campaign that any prime minister would have wanted.Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:01:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0703/1457824-rishi-sunak-campaign/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0701/1457628-supreme-court-trump/The US Supreme Court's ruling that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for his official acts as president plunges a major criminal case against him into doubt and all but assures he will not face trial before the 5 November election.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:45:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0701/1457628-supreme-court-trump/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0630/1457316-aer-lingus-strike/After two years of talking to each other about that pay rise, the parties in the Aer Lingus pay dispute are running out of road.Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0630/1457316-aer-lingus-strike/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0630/1457313-biden-trump-debate/Trump leads in the polls again after Biden's dire performance in Thursday's TV debate. The President vows to fight on but the cracks in the Democratic party have been exposed.Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0630/1457313-biden-trump-debate/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0630/1457343-uk-general-election/Voting is four days out in the UK general election and if the polls are to be believed, this election is over as a contest and has been pretty much since the vote was called at the end of May.Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:02:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0630/1457343-uk-general-election/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0629/1457227-defence-forces/The case of Natasha O'Brien - the victim of a violent assault by a serving member of the Defence Forces, and the subsequent protests over the sentence handed down to Private Cathal Crotty - has opened a Pandora's box for the Government around the Defence Forces.Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0629/1457227-defence-forces/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0629/1457132-tommie-gorman-tribute/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0629/1457132-tommie-gorman-tribute/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457065-us-presidential-debate/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:55:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457065-us-presidential-debate/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457068-biden-trump-debate-factcheck/US President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump traded barbs in the first debate of the 2024 election campaign.Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:55:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457068-biden-trump-debate-factcheck/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457066-us-presidential-debate-quotes/Tempers and tensions were high as US President Joe Biden faced off against Republican rival Donald Trump in the first debate of the 2024 White House campaign.Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:46:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0628/1457066-us-presidential-debate-quotes/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0623/1456098-us-fossil-fuel-climate/The transition to clean energy has been slow in the United States, one of the world's top oil-producing nations. But as extreme weather events strike more often, Americans are looking for more government action on clean energy – something would-be president Trump plans to roll back.Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:00:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0623/1456098-us-fossil-fuel-climate/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0623/1456184-green-party-analysis/Eamon Ryan has always attracted a loyalty amongst many members of his party. Many have a genuine respect and admiration for the man who they see as unwavering in his commitment to the green agenda.Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0623/1456184-green-party-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0623/1456188-eu-commissioner/Ireland's nomination for the position of EU Commissioner is expected to be announced early next week.Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0623/1456188-eu-commissioner/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0622/1456085-rte-analysis/The events of 22 June 2023 have changed RTÉ forever, writes Business Editor Will Goodbody.Sat, 22 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0622/1456085-rte-analysis/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0619/1455608-green-party/The Green Party has identified a problem, but a solution appears elusive.Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:07:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0619/1455608-green-party/Analysis and Comment