News Headlineshttps://www.rte.ie/news/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:47:10 +0100Israel orders Iran attack after ceasefire 'violation'https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519997-middle-east-conflict/Follow live developments as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:27:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519997-middle-east-conflict/Middle EastTánaiste to raise Occupied Territories Bill in Cabinethttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519976-occupied-territories-bill/Tánaiste Simon Harris will bring the outline of the Occupied Territories Bill to the Cabinet this morning.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519976-occupied-territories-bill/PoliticsMan, 20s, killed in Dublin hit-and-run incidenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0624/1520013-balbriggan-dublin-rtc/A man in his 20s has died in a hit-and-run incident in Co Dublin.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:03:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0624/1520013-balbriggan-dublin-rtc/DublinHSE says agreement reached on weekend rostershttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0624/1520019-hse-rosters/The Health Service Executive has said agreement has been reached with health unions on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE funded agencies.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:29:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0624/1520019-hse-rosters/HealthWhat impact will the changes to Senior Cycle have?https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0624/1519991-education-senior-cycle/Plans to overhaul how Leaving Certificate students are assessed will be discussed by the leadership of the ASTI teachers' union at a two-day meeting in Killarney which begins this afternoon.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:34:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0624/1519991-education-senior-cycle/EducationWatch: Fashion student makes leather from fish bio-wastehttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0624/1519943-sustainable-fashion-biowaste/A fashion student committed to sustainable design has been creating their own leather out of fish bio-waste.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:24:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0624/1519943-sustainable-fashion-biowaste/DublinLittle Blue heroes to get VIP treatment at Leinster Househttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0624/1520011-little-blue-heroes/Leinster House will play host to a group of very special VIP guests from Co Tipperary later today, with nine Little Blue Heroes arriving for a tour.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:46:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0624/1520011-little-blue-heroes/IrelandNATO summit seeks to keep Trump happy, alliance unitedhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520012-nato-summit-seeks-to-keep-trump-happy-alliance-united/NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump's commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending, as they gather in The Hague with global tensions soaring over Iran.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:14:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520012-nato-summit-seeks-to-keep-trump-happy-alliance-united/WorldUN condemns 'weaponisation of food' in Gazahttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520036-israel-gaza/The UN human rights office has said that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by a US- and Israeli-backed organisation.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:45:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520036-israel-gaza/WorldHopes Irish wool brand can help raise prices at farm gatehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519972-irish-wool-brand-mark/Stakeholders across Ireland are working collaboratively to establish an Irish wool brand mark to create additional value for the product across the industry.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519972-irish-wool-brand-mark/IrelandOmbudsman to call for child homelessness strategyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519975-child-and-family-homelessness-strategy/The impact of homelessness and unstable living conditions on children is catastrophic, the Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Housing.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0624/1519975-child-and-family-homelessness-strategy/IrelandOil slumps as Iran-Israel ceasefire goes into effecthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0624/1520002-oil-slumps-as-iran-israel-ceasefire-goes-into-effect/Oil prices fell sharply to their lowest in more than a week today as US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and Israel, alleviating worries of supply disruptions in the Middle East - a major oil-producing region.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:11:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0624/1520002-oil-slumps-as-iran-israel-ceasefire-goes-into-effect/BusinessUS hit by first extreme heat wave of the yearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0624/1520000-us-weather/A potentially life-threatening heat wave has enveloped parts of the eastern United States impacting nearly 160 million people, with temperatures expected to climb to 40C (104F) in the New York metropolitan area.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:38:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0624/1520000-us-weather/USTwo men jailed for life over murder of man in Co Meathhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519949-meath-murder/Two men have been sentenced to life in prison at the Central Criminal Court for murdering a young footballer who had stolen €6,000 worth of cannabis.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:12:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519949-meath-murder/CourtsGardaí travel to Iceland over Jón Jónsson disappearancehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519962-jon-jonsson-gardai/Gardaí have travelled to Iceland as part of an investigation into the disappearance of Icelandic man Jón Jónsson in Dublin over six years ago.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:17:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519962-jon-jonsson-gardai/IrelandEmma Fogarty gets 2,000 messages ahead of 41st birthdayhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519920-emma-fogarty-birthday-41/Ireland's longest-surviving person battling the most severe type of the skin condition epidermolysis bullosa, also known as Butterfly Skin, has received 2,000 birthday messages ahead of her birthday this week.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:27:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519920-emma-fogarty-birthday-41/IrelandA5 campaigners 'deeply disappointed' by court decisionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519812-a5-high-court/Campaigners say they are "deeply disappointed" by a decision by a Belfast court to quash a Stormont decision to approve a huge roads scheme in Northern Ireland.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:36:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519812-a5-high-court/UlsterChanges to vetting system for US visas excessive - Martinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0623/1519862-us-visas/Changes to the vetting system for US student visas have been described by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as excessive.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:32:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0623/1519862-us-visas/USMan twice raped by man he knew is 'broken, alone'https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519953-thomas-nyhan/A man who was twice raped by a man he had known for many years has said there are "not words strong enough to capture the pain" he has suffered.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:49:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519953-thomas-nyhan/CourtsIsraeli breach of human rights to be brought to Tel Avivhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519805-eu-meeting-brussels/The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said she will address the EU's finding that Israel is in breach of the human rights obligations enshrined in the EU-Israel Association Agreement with the Israeli authorities.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:45:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519805-eu-meeting-brussels/EuropeIran 'looking to restore its nuclear industry' - Eslamihttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519794-israel-iran/Iran is assessing damage to its nuclear industry and arrangements had been made for its restoration, Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said, according to Mehr news, after a series of Israeli and US strikes targeted Iran's main nuclear facilities.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519794-israel-iran/Middle EastDublin revival, student accommodation on Cabinet agendahttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519999-ireland-politics/Taoiseach Micheál Martin will seek approval from Cabinet for a plan to revitalise Dublin city centre.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:25:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0624/1519999-ireland-politics/PoliticsEx-school principal jailed for indecent assault of boyshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0624/1520027-aidan-clohessy-court/A former school principal who was convicted of the indecent assault of six boys over a 30-year period has been jailed for four years for some of the offences.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:07:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0624/1520027-aidan-clohessy-court/CourtsPride for U2's The Edge as he becomes Irish citizenhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/It was a beautiful day for U2 guitarist David Howell Evans, known as The Edge, who was one of thousands of people to become Irish citizens at a ceremony in Co Kerry this morning.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:35:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519929-edge-u2-citizenship/IrelandAs it happened: Iran, Israel agree to ceasefire - Trumphttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0623/1519813-middle-east/Look back on live developments in the Middle East after Iran responded to the US attack on its nuclear sites.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:50:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0623/1519813-middle-east/Middle EastIrish mother and two children evacuated from Iranhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519830-ireland-middle-east/A mother and two children are the three Irish citizens or dependents who have been safely evacuated from Iran after the US joined Israel's bombing campaign on the country.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:07:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519830-ireland-middle-east/IrelandHSE apologises after girl immunised with used needlehttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519881-hse-covid-court/The HSE has apologised to and compensated a 13-year-old girl who was given a Covid-19 vaccination with an already used needle.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:32:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519881-hse-covid-court/CourtsArrests after attack on Damascus church kills 25 peoplehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519802-syria-church-attack/Authorities in Syria have made a number of arrests after an attack on a church in which the health ministry said that 25 people were killed and 63 injured.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 02:17:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519802-syria-church-attack/WorldPSNI disclosing Omagh information 'as quickly as it can'https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519786-omagh-bombing-inquiry/The speed of disclosure to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry "must increase", counsel to the proceedings has said.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:01:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0623/1519786-omagh-bombing-inquiry/UlsterRenowned Italian sculptor Pomodoro dies aged 98https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, renowned for his huge bronze spheres, including one at TCD, has died a day before his 99th birthday.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:34:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/WorldAppeal after 280-year-old violin stolen from London pubhttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0623/1519816-uk-violin-appeal/Police in London are appealing for information after a £150,000 (€175k) violin was stolen from a pub in Islington.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:53:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0623/1519816-uk-violin-appeal/UKGreenpeace joins protests over Bezos's Venice weddinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2025/0623/1519892-greenpeace-joins-protests-over-bezoss-venice-wedding/Greenpeace has added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:41:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2025/0623/1519892-greenpeace-joins-protests-over-bezoss-venice-wedding/EnvironmentHouse asking prices rose by average of 12% in last yearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519782-house-prices/Asking prices for houses have risen by an average of 12.3% to €357,851 in the past year, according to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:01:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519782-house-prices/IrelandPodcast: Saipan the movie and what next for Iran?https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519951-podcast-saipan-the-movie-and-what-next-for-iran/It was an event that divided the country: Roy Keane headed home from Saipan on the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. But what side are Fran and Katie on?Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:20:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519951-podcast-saipan-the-movie-and-what-next-for-iran/IrelandStarmer, Zelensky agree military production projecthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/0623/1519803-ukraine-russia/Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new defence co-production initiative during a short visit by Mr Zelensky to London to discuss his country's defence against Russia.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:34:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/0623/1519803-ukraine-russia/UkraineBoots Ireland gets Probation Act over Black Friday priceshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519882-boots-black-friday/Boots Ireland has been spared a court conviction after admitting last month to breaking pricing laws during a 2023 Black Friday sale.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:39:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519882-boots-black-friday/CourtsGreece declares emergency on Chios as fires burnhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519921-greece-wildfires/Greece has put the island of Chios under a state of emergency because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:37:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519921-greece-wildfires/EuropeHIQA publishes 47 reports on nursing homeshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519884-hiqa-publishes-47-reports-on-nursing-homes/The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published 47 inspection reports on nursing homes and residential centres for older people.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:53:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519884-hiqa-publishes-47-reports-on-nursing-homes/HealthDCU experts work on wearable sensors for stroke patientshttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0623/1519783-dcu-sensors-research/Wearable sensors for stroke patients and chip-based cancer tumour simulations feature in a new €1 million transatlantic Dublin City University-Arizona State University research collaboration.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0623/1519783-dcu-sensors-research/DublinMore people worried about climate change - surveyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2025/0623/1519801-climate-conversations-report/Frustration, worry and powerlessness are the three most commonly felt emotions by respondents to a survey about Climate Change.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:42:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2025/0623/1519801-climate-conversations-report/Climate ChangeDept has 'concerns' about Iranian opposition grouphttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0623/1519789-department-foreign-affairs-iran-opposition/The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has concerns about an Iranian opposition group, which a delegation of seven Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators supported at a conference in Paris last May.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0623/1519789-department-foreign-affairs-iran-opposition/PoliticsSuccession plans under way for Iran's Supreme leaderhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519887-iran-leader-succession/Senior clerics in Iran are accelerating the hunt for a successor to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following increased Israeli strikes.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:47:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519887-iran-leader-succession/Middle EastRTÉ to show Meath-Galway and Armagh-Kerry double-headerhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0623/1519809-all-ireland-sfc-draw-dubs-to-face-tyrone-in-last-eight/Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, which pit Meath against Galway and reigning champions Armagh against Kerry, will both be broadcast live from Croke Park on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:58:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0623/1519809-all-ireland-sfc-draw-dubs-to-face-tyrone-in-last-eight/FootballWhy is the Strait of Hormuz so important?https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519916-straitofhormuz-explainer/The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic waterway for seaborne oil that has long been used by Iran as a geopolitical bargaining chip.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:58:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519916-straitofhormuz-explainer/News HeadlinesBombing of Iran marks 'perilous turn', says Guterreshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519797-un-security-council/The UN Security Council met yesterday to discuss US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:30:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519797-un-security-council/WorldIn Pictures: Joe Duffy's remarkable careerhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0623/1518846-in-pictures-joe-duffys-remarkable-career/As Joe Duffy prepares to hang up his mic on Liveline this Friday, we take a look back at the veteran broadcaster's remarkable life and career.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:37:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0623/1518846-in-pictures-joe-duffys-remarkable-career/RadioAll-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw recaphttps://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0623/1519807-all-ireland-sfc-quarter-final-draw/The All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw took place live on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:20:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0623/1519807-all-ireland-sfc-quarter-final-draw/FootballDuff makes shock exit from Shelbournehttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0622/1519759-duff-makes-shock-exit-from-shelbourne/Manager Damien Duff has departed Premier Division champions Shelbourne.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0622/1519759-duff-makes-shock-exit-from-shelbourne/SoccerPope Leo gifted GAA jersey during audience at the Vaticanhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0622/1519708-pope-leo-jersey/Pope Leo has been gifted a special GAA jersey during a recent audience at the Vatican for the Jubilee of Sport.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:33:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0622/1519708-pope-leo-jersey/Ireland15 Irish citizens evacuated from Israel, says Tánaistehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519722-iran-ireland/Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has said that 15 Irish citizens who were seeking to leave Israel have been evacuated.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:07:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519722-iran-ireland/World