https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:45:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0718/1460480-baby-deaths-review/The HSE has confirmed a confidential review into baby and maternal deaths during childbirth covering the years 2021 to 2023 will start later this year.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0718/1460480-baby-deaths-review/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460558-death-threats/A man has been arrested in connection with threats to kill Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:35:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460558-death-threats/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0718/1460451-aer-lingus/Members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association will begin voting today on whether to accept or reject Labour Court proposals aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute with Aer Lingus.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0718/1460451-aer-lingus/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0718/1460496-taoiseach-europe-politics/The Taoiseach Simon Harris will attend the European Political Community Summit in Oxfordshire later today.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0718/1460496-taoiseach-europe-politics/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0718/1460523-donegal-fatal/Two people have died following a two-car collision in Co Donegal. The incident happened on the N56 at Kilmacrennan at 11.50pm last night.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:56:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0718/1460523-donegal-fatal/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460530-rise-in-number-of-people-seeking-support-for-sextortion/The number of people seeking support for "sextortion" has increased significantly year-on-year, according to new figures released by the Crime Victims Helpline.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:17:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460530-rise-in-number-of-people-seeking-support-for-sextortion/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2024/0717/1460422-baldoyle-fatal-rtc/A man in his 40s has died in Dublin after he was struck by a stolen car that failed to remain at the scene.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:25:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2024/0717/1460422-baldoyle-fatal-rtc/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460379-defence-forces-bill/President Michael D Higgins has signed into law a bill that contained changes in relation to the Defence Forces following a referral to the Council of State.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:29:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460379-defence-forces-bill/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460390-mcdonald-threat/Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has described a threat on her life as "very shocking and very disturbing".Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:15:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460390-mcdonald-threat/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460444-rape-trial/The jury in the trial of a sports coach accused of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl 35 years ago has begun its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:59:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460444-rape-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0717/1460274-harris-starmer-visit/Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accepted his invitation to visit Dublin on 7 September.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0717/1460274-harris-starmer-visit/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460456-raf-hemingway-birthday/An Irishman who is the last known surviving fighter pilot from the Battle of Britain has celebrated his 105th birthday at a ceremony in Dublin.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:55:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460456-raf-hemingway-birthday/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460408-andrew-scott-among-emmy-nominees/Irish actor Andrew Scott has been nominated for an Emmy award for his leading role in the acclaimed Netflix miniseries Ripley.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:39:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460408-andrew-scott-among-emmy-nominees/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460421-garda-trial/A garda has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman three times after she called to a garda station to look for advice on how to recover her son's car which had been seized.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:40:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460421-garda-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460453-dundrum-house-protest/Locals in a village in Co Tipperary have criticised a pledge from Government to improve engagement with the community over accommodation for International Protection Applicants following seven weeks of protests.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:08:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460453-dundrum-house-protest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460439-lisdoonvarna-match-pub/A district court judge has cut back planned extended opening hours for pubs at this year's Lisdoonvarna matchmaking festival in north Clare after garda concerns.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:06:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460439-lisdoonvarna-match-pub/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460384-crystal-meth-cork/One of the two men charged in connection with the seizure of €33 million worth of crystal meth has been further charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:41:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460384-crystal-meth-cork/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460465-manager-breakdown/The general manager of an international company based in Ireland has told the High Court that he suffered an acute mental breakdown due to an unmanageable workload and work stress.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:13:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460465-manager-breakdown/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460380-robert-hennessy/A Dublin-based detective garda who attacked and repeatedly punched a social care worker in the face on a night out in Dublin four-and-a-half years ago has avoided a criminal conviction.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:34:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460380-robert-hennessy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460394-coolock-protest/Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has said that the site in Coolock where protests have been held in recent days will be used to house International Protection applicants.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:32:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460394-coolock-protest/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460358-uk-king-speech/The British government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:54:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460358-uk-king-speech/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460324-tents-dublin-attack/Tents sheltering 15 asylum seekers were attacked on City Quay in Dublin last night.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:52:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460324-tents-dublin-attack/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460349-the-slew-of-fine-gael-tds-not-running-again/More than a third of the 33 Fine Gael TDs sitting in the Dáil will not contest the next election. They include a second termer barely in his 40s, stalwarts who served under Garret FitzGerald in the 1980s, and a certain former taoiseach.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:15:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460349-the-slew-of-fine-gael-tds-not-running-again/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460450-ni-parties-legacy/Northern Ireland parties welcomed a pledge by the new UK government to scrap a law granting conditional immunity to perpetrators of crimes during the Troubles.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:55:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460450-ni-parties-legacy/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460356-thomas-dooley/The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of five men and a teenager charged with the murder of 42-year old father of seven, Thomas Dooley, who died when he was attacked as he attended a funeral in Tralee, Co Kerry on 5 October 2022.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:27:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460356-thomas-dooley/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0717/1460348-cso-residential-property-prices/The annual rate of increase in the price of homes around the country picked up further in pace in May, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:39:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0717/1460348-cso-residential-property-prices/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460301-addiction-cocaine-gambling/There has been a significant rise in people presenting with addictions to cocaine or gambling, as well as cases of multiple addiction, according to a treatment centre in Dublin.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460301-addiction-cocaine-gambling/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460320-speed-limits/Reduced speed limits are being introduced on a "phased basis", with the intention that a 60 kilometre per hour limit on local roads would be in place by November, according to the Minister of State at the Department of Transport.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:44:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460320-speed-limits/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460347-varadkar-announcement-to-step-aside-not-a-surprise/Leo Varadkar said that his announcement that he is not going to contest the next general election was not a huge surprise.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460347-varadkar-announcement-to-step-aside-not-a-surprise/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460311-housing/The Government has been accused of wasting eight years of prosperity by Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik, who said they are falling short of social and affordable housing targets which are already "far too low".Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:45:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460311-housing/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460254-aer-lingus/Aer Lingus is resuming a full service following the cancellation of 610 flights over the last three weeks due to industrial action by pilots.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 03:19:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460254-aer-lingus/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460382-eu-seanad-row/A bruising row is likely to erupt later between the Government and a Seanad Committee established to examine EU Directives before they're encoded into Irish law.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:56:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0717/1460382-eu-seanad-row/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460308-pat-finucane/Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the Taoiseach must push for a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane during his meeting the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:26:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460308-pat-finucane/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460392-schemes-local-media/Two new Government-funded media schemes to support coverage of local democracy and court reporting through Irish and English are now open for applications.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:51:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0717/1460392-schemes-local-media/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460401-online-hate-speech-athletes/New research has revealed a surge of online hate speech targeting athletes on social media.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:54:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460401-online-hate-speech-athletes/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460253-harry-cassidy/The former chief executive of Custom House Capital (CHC), jailed for his role in a sophisticated €61m conspiracy to defraud investors in the firm over a decade ago, has appealed his prison term, arguing it was wrong for a judge to "pluck" a headline sentence of 14 years "out of the air".Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:37:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460253-harry-cassidy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460252-slush-fsai/The Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) has said that children under the age of four should not be given slushies due to potential side effects including headaches, nausea and vomiting.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:29:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460252-slush-fsai/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460256-nas-protest/National Advocacy Service staff, who are in their second week of strike action, have protested outside the constituency office of Taoiseach Simon Harris in Co Wicklow.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460256-nas-protest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0716/1460175-population-could-top-seven-million-by-2057-cso/Ireland's population could grow to just over 7 million people by 2057 under a growth scenario projected by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:52:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0716/1460175-population-could-top-seven-million-by-2057-cso/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460261-justin-kilcullen-trocaire/The former Executive Director of Trócaire Justin Kilcullen has died.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:35:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460261-justin-kilcullen-trocaire/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460268-fsai-bread-recall/The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a recall notice for some Johnston Mooney & O'Brien products due to the possible presence of metal pieces.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:14:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460268-fsai-bread-recall/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460267-garda-operation-jackal/A total of 63 people have been arrested by gardaí over the past three months as part of a joint operation with Interpol targeting west African crime gangs.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:45:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460267-garda-operation-jackal/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460064-buildings-standards-regulatory-authority/The Government is to establish a new regulator to oversee the construction of buildings.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460064-buildings-standards-regulatory-authority/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460165-gra-dublin-protest/The Garda Representative Association has requested an "urgent" meeting with senior garda management to discuss the response to yesterday's disturbances in Coolock.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:49:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460165-gra-dublin-protest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460159-letter-to-thalidomide-survivors-not-final-word-harris/The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) has rejected a letter from the Government and said that it did not amount to an apology for what happened its members.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:21:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460159-letter-to-thalidomide-survivors-not-final-word-harris/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460228-sex-assault-case/A man who sexually assaulted a woman in Dublin city centre after following her around for half an hour as she tried to get away from him has been jailed for two years and three months.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:24:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460228-sex-assault-case/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460263-varadkar-election/Leo Varadkar has announced he will not stand in the next general election. He joins a long-list of Fine Gael TDs who will not be contesting the next election, becoming the 14th party member to announce their departure.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:29:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460263-varadkar-election/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460220-council-to-lose-funding-if-transport-plan-delayed-ryan/Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has warned Dublin City Council that it will lose funding if it delays implementing its transport plan.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:52:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460220-council-to-lose-funding-if-transport-plan-delayed-ryan/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460112-coolock-protests/Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has rejected suggestions that there was limited engagement with the local community in Coolock on a proposed new accommodation centre.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:26:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460112-coolock-protests/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460167-paul-rodgers/Local groups and representatives have accused officials of a lack of engagement over plans to house international protection applicants in Coolock, north Dublin.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:02:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0716/1460167-paul-rodgers/Ireland