https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:19:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593430-burnham-comment/He didn't say, "Let's rejoin the EU". He didn't even say, "Let's join the single market". But Andy Burnham did tell his first Labour Party Conference as UK Prime Minister that Brexit has not given Britain back control, and that it has done more harm than good to the UK economy.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:48:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593430-burnham-comment/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0927/1593080-consumer-repayments-war/How much more are consumers paying now for energy, fuel, and on mortgage repayments than before the US began launching strikes on Iran at the end of February?Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0927/1593080-consumer-repayments-war/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0927/1593030-caffeine-coffee-matcha/Caffeine has been consumed by humans for thousands of years and demand for the chemical only seems to grow from year to year, writes Adam MaguireSun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0927/1593030-caffeine-coffee-matcha/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0927/1593087-budget-analysis-politics/Budgets might be all about the numbers, but how they add up for the public always comes down to framing.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0927/1593087-budget-analysis-politics/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0926/1592994-trolleys-health-overcrowding/On any given day, there remain hundreds of patents waiting for admission to a hospital bed, placed on a trolley, chair, or other area of a hospital, writes Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0926/1592994-trolleys-health-overcrowding/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593024-labour-party-conference/Andy Burnham's aim is to fix an image in the minds of the British voters that will clearly define Labour in relation to its main challenger - Nigel Farage's Reform UK.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0927/1593024-labour-party-conference/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593006-budget-analysis/With Budget 2027 just over a week away, RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy details what changes people can watch out for ahead of 6 October.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0926/1593006-budget-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0926/1593032-zelensky-un/Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came away from the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week with mixed results.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:06:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0926/1593032-zelensky-un/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0924/1592880-revolut-analysis-business/Revolut customers in Ireland are among those impacted by a data breach at a third-party provider, a second this month. Consumer Affairs Correspondent Aengus Cox looks at what we know so far about the latest breach?Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:38:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0924/1592880-revolut-analysis-business/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0925/1592899-gaza-un-israel/Israel and its involvement in US strikes on Iran, its actions in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank have been central to many of the conversations at the UN this week, including in Taoiseach Micheál Martin's address.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:52:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0925/1592899-gaza-un-israel/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0922/1592556-trump-un-speech/The US President opened his speech by getting what he sees as the obvious out of the way - that the United States is the strongest country in the world.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0922/1592556-trump-un-speech/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0922/1592552-trump-zelensky-meeting-preview/Volodymyr Zelensky learned how to deal with Donald Trump the hard way during that first Oval Office meeting.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:56:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0922/1592552-trump-zelensky-meeting-preview/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0920/1592148-memorabilia-collectable-auction/Technology and growing interest from would-be investors, philantropists and super-fans have made it a good time to sell pop culture memorabilia, writes Adam Maguire.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0920/1592148-memorabilia-collectable-auction/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0920/1592126-fox-analysis-un/World leaders will gather in New York this week for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, at a time of war, mounting global instability and growing pressure on the organisation itself.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0920/1592126-fox-analysis-un/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0920/1592213-budget-2027-analysis/Political attention is now set to hone in on the Budget to be announced on Tuesday fortnight, writes Political Correspondent Barry Lenihan.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0920/1592213-budget-2027-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0919/1592110-canada-analysis/Ursula von der Leyen's startling offer for Canada to become "the first associate member" of the EU took many by surprise - not least the member states whose approval would be required for such an outcome.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0919/1592110-canada-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0919/1592132-russia-election/Russian citizens are voting in their country's first federal parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The outcome of the vote is not in doubt.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0919/1592132-russia-election/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0916/1591773-state-of-the-union-eu-analysis/Ursula von der Leyen made a bold pitch for European resilience and independence in her longer-than-usual State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:24:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0916/1591773-state-of-the-union-eu-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0919/1592139-british-prime-minister-meets-taoiseach/Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin concentrated on devliverables during their meeting in 'Number 10 North' in Manchester - the new Prime Minister's big statement on shifting power out of Westminster.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0919/1592139-british-prime-minister-meets-taoiseach/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0917/1591995-eurovision-analysis/It may be billed as the largest live music event in the world, but the statement from RTÉ confirming that Ireland will not take part in the next Eurovision Song Contest, which is due to be held in Bulgaria in 2027, came as no big surprise.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:50:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0917/1591995-eurovision-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0915/1591546-fuel-taxes/Oil prices are now more than 50% higher than they were in July when the prospect of a resolution to the Iran conflict did not seem as distant as it does today.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0915/1591546-fuel-taxes/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0911/1591110-trump-911-analysis/Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to be a 'president of peace,' pledging to avoid the prolonged conflicts that defined America's post-9/11 foreign policy. Yet with his war with Iran, the US finds itself facing many of the same challenges that plagued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0911/1591110-trump-911-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0913/1591389-comment-analysis-trump-united-ireland/Unionist politicians once held flags proclaiming Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, however his more recent 'Make Ireland One Again' sentiments have sent them into a tailspin, writes Northern Editor Vincent Keareny.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:19:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0913/1591389-comment-analysis-trump-united-ireland/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0913/1591323-comment-analysis-consumers/Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent Aengus Cox examines the possible impacts the rise in the cost of living will have on households after a particularly hard week for consumers to stomach.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0913/1591323-comment-analysis-consumers/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591231-greenland-eu-us/In the summer of 2025, officials at Kangerlussuaq Airport on the west coast of Greenland were told that the Danish military had set up an evacuation plan in case of invasion, writes our Europe Editor Tony Connelly.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591231-greenland-eu-us/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0913/1591238-food-fad-trends/Food fads have been a part of the market for decades - but social media has made their lifecycle faster, shorter and harder to predict, writes Adam Maguire.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0913/1591238-food-fad-trends/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0913/1591328-trump-analysis/A day of Dublin diplomacy for US President Donald Trump passed largely without drama. However, there were, of course, a few unexpected turns along the way.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0913/1591328-trump-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0911/1591191-fine-gael-wexford/A buoyant Fine Gael made pledges aplenty at the party meeting in Wexford but there's an undeniable reality that international turmoil has the potential to dash any gains for households.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:56:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0911/1591191-fine-gael-wexford/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591249-trump-ireland-visit/The diplomatic and security arms of the state have been preparing for weeks, if not months, for the arrival of US President Donald Trump to counties Dublin and Clare later today.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591249-trump-ireland-visit/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591247-britain-west-bank-sanctions/It was forthright, it was clear, it was unequivocal - ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is being carried out in the West Bank by Israel. The formal position of the UK government now is that the occupation of the West Bank is illegal, and must end, writes Sean Whelan.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0912/1591247-britain-west-bank-sanctions/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0907/1590493-trump-connolly/Unlike US presidents who came before him, Donald Trump's visit to Ireland this week is about the fairways rather than searching for roots.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0907/1590493-trump-connolly/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0907/1590668-fianna-fail-budget/The problem facing Fianna Fáil and the Government overall is whether a public weary of rising energy and grocery bills will ultimately find what's offered in the Budget underwhelming and not be thankful for it, writes Barry Lenihan.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:45:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0907/1590668-fianna-fail-budget/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0906/1590458-donald-trump-ireland-visit/Donald Trump visit to Ireland is short and informal but still a diplomatic high-wire act for the Government, writes Micheál Lehane.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0906/1590458-donald-trump-ireland-visit/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0905/1590308-arctic-energy-independence/Brussel's focus on the High North has sharpened in recent years for security and economic reasons.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0905/1590308-arctic-energy-independence/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0906/1590466-trump-doonbeg/Doonbeg is set to welcome some of the world's best golfers as well as the president of the United States as it prepares to host the Irish Open this week.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:29:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0906/1590466-trump-doonbeg/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0905/1590411-shein-fast-fashion/The slump in Shein's valuation represents doubts about the Chinese firm's ability to grow rapidly into the future rather than an expectation that consumers are abandoning fast fashion, writes Adam Maguire.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0905/1590411-shein-fast-fashion/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0906/1590456-farage-reform-finances/"I cannot be bought," were the opening words of Nigel Farage at the Reform UK conference, to get the audience energized for the main event, the leader's speech.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0906/1590456-farage-reform-finances/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0831/1589857-savings-investment-explainer/The initial details of a State-backed savings and investment scheme have been announced, writes David Murphy, with the Government hoping it will encourage more people to save their money.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:51:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0831/1589857-savings-investment-explainer/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589618-m9-crash-analysis/As Autumn approaches and the news cycle moves on, questions over the M9 crash will likely fade. Not so for the injured family and their loved ones, the tragedy of that crash is something they will have to endure for a lifetime, writes Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589618-m9-crash-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0830/1589638-advent-calendar-sales/Advent calendars are hundreds of years old, but the past decade has seen them develop into a billion dollar industry, writes Adam Maguire.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0830/1589638-advent-calendar-sales/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589625-meta-settlement-analysis/Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by US states but what will it mean for users in Ireland?Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589625-meta-settlement-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0824/1588939-dail-recalled-early/The Dáil returns early from its summer break this Friday so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0824/1588939-dail-recalled-early/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/clarity/2026/0830/1589478-russia-election-yabloko-party/Why did Russian authorities tolerate Yabloko for so long and why did they move now to silence the party at the polls?Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/clarity/2026/0830/1589478-russia-election-yabloko-party/Clarityhttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589629-some-opposition-tds-think-govt-could-u-turn-on-carbon-tax/There was such a level of new season energy in the Dáil yesterday that the Ceann Comhairle momentarily forgot to have the customary opening moment of reflection.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0829/1589629-some-opposition-tds-think-govt-could-u-turn-on-carbon-tax/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0822/1588817-soccer-club-owners/Jeff Bezos joins a long line of billionaires to buy into an English soccer club, but being a member of this elite comes with significant financial and reputational risk, writes Adam Maguire.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0822/1588817-soccer-club-owners/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0820/1588599-prince-harry-meghan-uk/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:49:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0820/1588599-prince-harry-meghan-uk/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0815/1587925-weight-loss-drugs/Weight loss drugs are effectively the blockbuster drugs of the modern era.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0815/1587925-weight-loss-drugs/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0828/1589520-iceland-analysis/Despite this referendum being framed as driven by Donald Trump's threats to take Greenland by force, domestic politics appear to be a greater driver of the debate, writes Tony Connelly in Reykjavík.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:18:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0828/1589520-iceland-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0816/1588041-fuel-excise-cuts/The Government had hoped that as the deadline looms to begin restoring excise on fuel that the price shock at the pumps would have eased, writes Sandra Hurley.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0816/1588041-fuel-excise-cuts/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0816/1588053-raleigh-brand-flop/Raleigh was once the biggest bike company in the world - now its only hope of survival is a cut-price buy-out; but that's a fate that's befallen many other iconic brands, writes Adam Maguire.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0816/1588053-raleigh-brand-flop/Business