Regionalhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:41:07 +0100Government cooperation with Omagh inquiry 'inadequate'https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0624/1520048-omagh-inquiry/Irish Government cooperation with the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been criticised as "wholly unsatisfactory" by a barrister representing families of the dead and some of the injured today.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:53:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0624/1520048-omagh-inquiry/UlsterCross-border projects on air pollution get €6.5m fundinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0624/1520051-air-quality-funding/A cross-border partnership aimed at tackling air pollution across the island of Ireland has been awarded €6.5 million in funding.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:41:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0624/1520051-air-quality-funding/UlsterDART network to be extended as judicial reviews withdrawnhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0623/1519932-dart-west-project/Two judicial reviews for the DART+ West project linking Dublin city centre and Maynooth and the M3 Parkway have been withdrawn, paving the way for work to begin on the project next year.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:16:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0623/1519932-dart-west-project/LeinsterSpiking, cuckooing to become criminal offences in NIhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519947-spiking-cuckooing/Spiking and cuckooing will become criminal offences in Northern Ireland, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519947-spiking-cuckooing/UlsterMan charged over damage to Taoiseach's office in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0623/1519911-thomas-heising-court/A 34-year-old man has been charged with causing criminal damage to the constituency office of Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:37:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0623/1519911-thomas-heising-court/Munster40th anniversary of Air India disaster remembered in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0623/1519811-air-india-memorial/A memorial to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Air India plane crash in which 329 passengers and crew died in a terrorist explosion off the south west coast of Ireland, has taken place in west Cork.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:31:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0623/1519811-air-india-memorial/MunsterHauliers say overgrown hedges on rural roads 'dangerous'https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519863-hauliers-ireland/Road hauliers have said a lack of hedgerow management on rural roads is leading to a significant number of road traffic incidents.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:42:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519863-hauliers-ireland/IrelandAsylum seeker died from stab wound, inquest hearshttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0623/1519872-quham-babatunde-inquest/An asylum seeker who suffered fatal injuries during a violent incident in Dublin city centre earlier this year died from a stab wound to the chest, an inquest has heard.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:21:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0623/1519872-quham-babatunde-inquest/DublinMan in court over Islamic Centre attack in Belfasthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519869-belfast-islamic-attack/A 34-year-old man has appeared in court in relation to an attack on the Islamic Centre in Belfast.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:59:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519869-belfast-islamic-attack/Ulster€5bn plan to turn Athlone into a green city unveiledhttps://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0622/1519763-5bn-plan-to-turn-athlone-into-a-green-city-unveiled/A €5bn master plan has been unveiled for a new green sustainable city in Athlone as a solution to Ireland's future population growth.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:16:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0622/1519763-5bn-plan-to-turn-athlone-into-a-green-city-unveiled/LeinsterMotorcyclist dies after single-vehicle crash near Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0622/1519755-cork-fatal/A man in his 50s has died following a single-vehicle crash in Co Cork.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:01:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0622/1519755-cork-fatal/MunsterPope Leo sends 'good wishes' to Knock Shrine gatherershttps://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0622/1519712-pope-knock-shrine/Pope Leo XIV has sent "cordial good wishes" to those gathering at the Knock Shrine today for the renewal of Ireland's consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:00:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0622/1519712-pope-knock-shrine/ConnachtThree in hospital after 'violent disorder' in Limerickhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0622/1519718-limerick-disorder/Three people have been taken to hospital with injuries after what was described by gardaí as violent disorder and criminal damage incidents on Limerick late last night.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 08:23:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0622/1519718-limerick-disorder/MunsterUp to 1,000 take part in Raise the Roof rally in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0621/1519673-cork-rally/Up to 1,000 people took to the streets of Cork this afternoon calling for urgent Government action to end homelessness and the housing crisis.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:36:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0621/1519673-cork-rally/MunsterMan, 60s, dies after being hit by tractor in Co Clarehttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0621/1519646-road-crash-clare/A man aged in his 60s has died after being hit by a tractor in Co Clare this morning. The man was struck by the vehicle on the L7006 at Kilmurry in Sixmilebridge just after 10.15am.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 13:35:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0621/1519646-road-crash-clare/MunsterRocky road: Plan for 'torturous' Cork to Limerick routehttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0621/1519585-nm20-cork-limerick/One of the country's best-known rugby players recently called it a "torturous b**tard of a road" and anyone who drives the Cork to Limerick road on a regular basis cannot but agree.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0621/1519585-nm20-cork-limerick/MunsterWoman, 50s, dies in house fire in Newryhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0621/1519675-newry-fire/A woman aged in her 50s has died following a house fire in Newry this morning.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:46:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0621/1519675-newry-fire/UlsterCoastline risks highlighted as good weather continueshttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0621/1519632-coast-guard/The Howth unit of the Irish Coast Guard responded to several incidents in recent days including a fall from the cliffs.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:56:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0621/1519632-coast-guard/Dublin'No viable plan for us' - businesses at industrial estatehttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0620/1519407-glasnevin-housing-plan/Businesses in an industrial estate on the northside of Dublin say they are facing an uncertain future due to Dublin City Council's plans to redevelop the area for housing.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0620/1519407-glasnevin-housing-plan/DublinFergal Dennehy elected as Lord Mayor of Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0620/1519598-lord-mayor-cork/Fianna Fáil's Fergal Dennehy has been elected as the Lord Mayor of Cork at the Annual Meeting of Cork City Council.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:05:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0620/1519598-lord-mayor-cork/MunsterCannabis worth almost €3m seized in Limerickhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0620/1519493-limerick-drugs/Cannabis worth almost €3 million has been seized in Limerick.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:49:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0620/1519493-limerick-drugs/MunsterCork Airport wins best regional airport award againhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0620/1519450-cork-airport-wins-key-award/Cork Airport has been named the "Best Airport in Europe (under 5 million passengers)" at the Airport Council International (ACI) EUROPE Best Airport Awards 2025.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:48:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0620/1519450-cork-airport-wins-key-award/BusinessLaois council gives green light for Electric Picnic 2025https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0620/1519483-electric-picnic-secures-licence/Laois County Council has given the green light for the largest ever Electric Picnic festival to take place.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:08:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0620/1519483-electric-picnic-secures-licence/BusinessBelfast studio hailed as 'most advanced in the world'https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0619/1519393-belfast-studio-hailed-as-most-advanced-in-the-world/Cutting-edge virtual production that can appear to bring terrifying ogres to life and deliver close-ups of the Titanic at a studio in Belfast is being celebrated as world-leading.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0619/1519393-belfast-studio-hailed-as-most-advanced-in-the-world/MoviesOral hearing call for Creeslough redevelopment rejectedhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0619/1519377-cresslough-redevelopment/An Bord Pleanála has rejected a request for an oral hearing against the planned redevelopment of a service station at the site where ten people lost their lives in Creeslough, Co Donegal more than two years ago.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:28:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0619/1519377-cresslough-redevelopment/UlsterAttacks on PSNI 'need to be taken seriously' - officershttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519383-psni-attacks/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:22:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519383-psni-attacks/Ulster9 PSNI officers report being assaulted every day - unionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0619/1519381-police-officers-northern-ireland/Nine police officers in Northern Ireland report being assaulted every day, and the actual figure is believed to be much higher.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:07:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0619/1519381-police-officers-northern-ireland/UlsterMotorcyclist in his 20s dies in crash in Armaghhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519414-armagh-crash/A 25-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash involving a car in Co Armagh.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:28:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519414-armagh-crash/UlsterProject highlighting rural peatland link opened in Offalyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519290-bogs-project/A new project that aims to reimagines Ireland's relationship with its peatlands through architecture, community and creativity has been launched in Co Offaly.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:39:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0619/1519290-bogs-project/LeinsterCourt told death of young man in road crash 'avoidable'https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519196-courts-roscommon-crash/The family of a young man killed in a road crash in Co Roscommon last year have said that his death would have been "completely avoidable" if the owner and driver of the articulated truck that his car collided with acted responsibly as a road user.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:45:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519196-courts-roscommon-crash/ConnachtPublic moving of Galway ringbouys putting 'lives at risk'https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519185-water-safety-galway/Water Safety Ireland has condemned the deliberate removal of lifebuoys near open water locations in Galway, saying the absence of the flotation aids could have fatal consequences.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:20:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519185-water-safety-galway/ConnachtRioters urged to 'see sense' after 11 arrested in Derryhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0618/1519127-ulster-unrest-latest/Eleven people have been arrested after 14 police officers were injured during rioting in Derry last night.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:45:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0618/1519127-ulster-unrest-latest/UlsterTaoiseach's constituency office vandalised in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519083-taoiseach-office-vandalised/The constituency office of Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork has been vandalised with red paint overnight.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:05:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519083-taoiseach-office-vandalised/MunsterSligo doctors concerned over SUH dermatology servicehttps://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519187-sligo-hospital-dermatology-service/The Sligo GP Society has written to local TDs and the Minister for Health outlining clinicians concerns about dermatology services at Sligo University Hospital.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:29:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519187-sligo-hospital-dermatology-service/ConnachtSIPTU writes to Bus Éireann over anti-social behaviourhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519124-siptu-bus-eireann/SIPTU representatives have written to Bus Éireann management to request an urgent meeting to discuss what the union described as increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour on one of its Limerick services.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:36:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519124-siptu-bus-eireann/MunsterEx-Cavan council chair remanded over theft from charityhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519141-cavan-theft/A former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, who is charged with the theft of more than €172,000 from a Co Meath charity, has been further remanded on bail.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:09:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519141-cavan-theft/CourtsSeven men returned for trial over Kerry drugs conspiracyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519118-kerry-drugs/Seven men have been returned for trial to the Special Criminal Court charged with conspiring to import drugs into the State between 18 December last year and 15 January this year.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:25:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2025/0618/1519118-kerry-drugs/MunsterO'Gorman calls for Wexford 'goo lagoon' to be preventedhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519121-dail-lagoon/Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has said that urgent action is needed to prevent Ireland's largest saltwater lake from becoming a toxic "goo lagoon".Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:33:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519121-dail-lagoon/LeinsterDonegal GPs meet Minister for Health about surgical hubhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519030-donegal-gps-meeting/A delegation of Consultants and GPs in Donegal have described as "really constructive" and "informative" a meeting with the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill where they discussed Letterkenny University Hospital and the location of a planned surgical hub in the north west.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:32:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519030-donegal-gps-meeting/UlsterMonastery at Kylemore Abbey wins major architecture awardhttps://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519068-benedictine-monastery-choice-awards/A Benedictine monastery at Kylemore Abbey has won the Public Choice Award for architecture.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:44:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0618/1519068-benedictine-monastery-choice-awards/ConnachtDublin Port Company pays €1.7m vacant site levyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0618/1519093-dublin-port-company-pays-vacant-site-levy/The Dublin Port Company has paid almost €1.7m in a vacant site levy for an empty piece of land in its portfolio.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:27:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0618/1519093-dublin-port-company-pays-vacant-site-levy/BusinessDonegal rally set to attract 70,000 spectatorshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519031-rally-donegal-spectators/The Donegal International Rally, a cornerstone of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, is set to attract more than 70,000 spectators this weekend.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:38:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519031-rally-donegal-spectators/UlsterMotorcyclist, 40s, dies in Mayo road crashhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519051-mayo-collision/A motorcyclist in his 40s has died in a road crash in Co Mayo yesterday evening.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:49:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519051-mayo-collision/ConnachtCross-border entrepreneur awards to launch in Monaghanhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519035-monaghan-entrepeneur-awards/A new initiative will be launched in Co Monaghan today, aimed at promoting cross-border entrepreneurship on the island of Ireland.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:46:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0618/1519035-monaghan-entrepeneur-awards/UlsterOver 1,000 artefacts recovered during fort excavationhttps://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0617/1518810-sligo-fort/More than 1,000 historical artefacts have been recorded during a three-week excavation of a 17th Century fort in Co Sligo led by ATU archaeologists.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:25:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2025/0617/1518810-sligo-fort/ConnachtConstruction of Galway flood defences to begin in 2030https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0617/1518957-galway-flood-defences/Work on permanent measures to guard against flooding in Co Galway will not begin until at least 2030.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:17:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0617/1518957-galway-flood-defences/Connacht'Central to Belfast history' - bid to revive use of flaxhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0617/1518791-flax-industry-belfast/The city of Belfast was once known as 'Linenopolis' with the production and spinning of flax becoming a major industry all across Ireland during the 19th century.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:13:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0617/1518791-flax-industry-belfast/UlsterSuspended sentence for driver travelling up to 151km/hhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0617/1518886-alin-sorin-gatea-court/A 46-year-old man, who was found speeding as he followed the car that was involved in a crash that claimed the lives of two teenagers who were on their way to their Debs in Co Monaghan almost two years ago, has been given an 18-month suspended sentence.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:58:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0617/1518886-alin-sorin-gatea-court/UlsterNI Police Ombudsman takes temporary leave of absencehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0617/1518970-police-ombudsman/The head of the office that investigates complaints against the PSNI has stepped down from the role days after the conclusion of a police investigation into an alleged domestic incident at her home.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:24:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0617/1518970-police-ombudsman/RegionalPair treated for smoke inhalation after Tyrone firehttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0622/1519745-tyrone/A woman in her 30s and a man in his 40s are recovering in hospital in Northern Ireland after the flat that they were living in at the Princess Avenue area of Cookstown, Co Tyrone, was set on fire.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:46:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0622/1519745-tyrone/Regional