https://www.rte.ie/news/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:59:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593736-talks-to-resolve-drumcree-dispute-end-without-agreement/Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, as a legal appeal over the contentious march is scheduled for Monday.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:29:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593736-talks-to-resolve-drumcree-dispute-end-without-agreement/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593732-escooter-u18-ban/A ban on the use of e-scooters for under-18s comes into effect today, just four weeks after new regulations requiring e-scooter users to wear helmets and high visibility clothing came into force.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:12:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593732-escooter-u18-ban/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593738-christa-pike-execution/Christa Pike is critically ill and receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital hours after she survived two attempts to execute her with lethal injections, her lawyers said, renewing scrutiny of ⁠capital punishment in the US.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:43:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593738-christa-pike-execution/UShttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593669-parrott-led-triumvirate-points-way-forward-for-ireland/Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson sees promise in the way the forward trio of Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan dovetailed against Austria on Thursday night, having all scored against Israel in Debrecen three days earlier.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:04:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593669-parrott-led-triumvirate-points-way-forward-for-ireland/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593638-gaa-women-shorts/While tens of thousands of women and girls will take part in Gaelic games this weekend, only a minority will step on to the pitch wearing kit that puts their comfort front and centre.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593638-gaa-women-shorts/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593739-europe-heat-climate-weather/A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor has said.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:12:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593739-europe-heat-climate-weather/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/1002/1593737-trump-iran/US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran will be "hit very hard" if it is found to be linked to a pilot's attack on a flydubai flight to Israel.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:42:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/1002/1593737-trump-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1002/1593734-southkorea-ukraine/South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged a confidentiality agreement that Seoul says covered the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and issued an apology.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:37:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1002/1593734-southkorea-ukraine/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593700-belmayne-death-dublin/A woman in her 30s has died from injuries she sustained during a serious assault in north Dublin.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:12:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593700-belmayne-death-dublin/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593746-openai-staff-fired/ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organisation that evaluates artificial intelligence models.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:51:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593746-openai-staff-fired/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593761-oberstown-strike/A planned strike next week by members of the Fórsa trade union at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin has been suspended to allow for further talks.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:52:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593761-oberstown-strike/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/1002/1593744-eu-meeting-diesel-prices/EU energy officials will meet today amid a growing standoff between Europe and the United States over diesel prices.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:42:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/1002/1593744-eu-meeting-diesel-prices/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593722-stripe-jobs-dublin/Irish-founded financial technology company Stripe has announced plans to create a further 200 new jobs at its Dublin headquarters.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593722-stripe-jobs-dublin/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593592-parrott-makes-magic-but-austria-claw-back-two-goal-lead/A Troy Parrott-inspired two-goal lead was wiped out in the space of five second-half minutes as the Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Austria at Aviva Stadium.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:56:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593592-parrott-makes-magic-but-austria-claw-back-two-goal-lead/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593731-neal-interview/US Representative Richard Neal has described the planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown as "provocative".Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1002/1593731-neal-interview/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/1001/1593720-john-burke-killing/A prolific burglar who headbutted and killed an 86-year-old Irish man as he tried to protect his 91-year-old wife has been jailed for 18 years.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/1001/1593720-john-burke-killing/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593742-us-executions/The unprecedented botched execution of a woman in Tennessee has reignited the debate over execution methods in the United States - which varies from lethal injection to firing squads.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:28:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593742-us-executions/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593575-christa-pike/A condemned female murderer who survived two attempted lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care", her lawyer said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:19:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593575-christa-pike/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593579-israel-plane-flydubai/Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will get to the "root" of the co-pilot who engaged ⁠in a foiled attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:33:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593579-israel-plane-flydubai/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593714-raf-fairford-incident/A dual UK-Iranian national has become the sixth person to be arrested in connection with the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:11:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593714-raf-fairford-incident/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593724-us-bryant/A bipartisan group of US Congress members has called on Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to put a stop to the Orange Order march on Garvaghy Road.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:04:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593724-us-bryant/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593688-banagher-funeral/The funeral mass of the father and daughter who died in a workplace accident in Banagher has heard how they had a "special bond".Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:15:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593688-banagher-funeral/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593697-ireland-game-protest/A few hundred protesters gathered on the approach roads to the Aviva Stadium in opposition to this Sunday's game between Ireland and Israel in Serbia.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:05:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593697-ireland-game-protest/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593643-asian-hornet/An intensive surveillance and monitoring operation to locate and remove an Asian hornet nest in the Ringaskiddy area of Co Cork is under way.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:56:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593643-asian-hornet/Environmenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593595-tourism-industry-nervous-us-slowdown/Falling North American visitor numbers, higher costs and accommodation capacity are the main challenges facing the country's tourism sector, according to the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC).Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:40:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593595-tourism-industry-nervous-us-slowdown/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593653-beoga-remain-friends-with-ed-sheeran-after-tour-exit/Niamh Dunne of the Irish trad band Beoga has told RTÉ Radio 1's News at One that the group "remain friends" with Ed Sheeran, despite their decision to leave his North American tour in solidarity with the American rapper Macklemore .Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:43:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/1001/1593653-beoga-remain-friends-with-ed-sheeran-after-tour-exit/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593614-nations-league-republic-of-ireland-v-austria-build-up/The Republic of Ireland played out an entertaining draw with Austria in Dublin. Read back on how it happened.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:56:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1001/1593614-nations-league-republic-of-ireland-v-austria-build-up/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593718-public-sector-pay-talks/The leaders of the country's largest public sector trade unions have written to Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers saying there is currently no basis for them to engage in a negotiation on a new public sector pay deal.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:39:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593718-public-sector-pay-talks/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/1001/1593723-diesel-talks/EU energy officials will meet tomorrow amid a growing standoff between Europe and the United States over diesel prices.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:13:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/1001/1593723-diesel-talks/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2026/1001/1593664-munster-rugby-chief-executive-flanagan-to-depart/Munster Rugby chief executive Ian Flanagan has confirmed he will resign from his position at the end of the month.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:50:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2026/1001/1593664-munster-rugby-chief-executive-flanagan-to-depart/Rugbyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593707-sexual-offences-ireland/A drop in recorded sexual crime is "hugely concerning", according to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:12:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593707-sexual-offences-ireland/Crimehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593672-students-protest-education-funding/Hundreds of students from across the country are protesting in Dublin, demanding greater Government investment in higher education.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:27:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593672-students-protest-education-funding/Educationhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593629-cso-flash-inflation-reading/Annual consumer price inflation rose to a three-year high of 3.9% in August from 3.4% a month earlier after a jump in energy prices, a flash estimate from the CSO shows todayThu, 01 Oct 2026 11:19:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593629-cso-flash-inflation-reading/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593706-social-democrats-alternative-budget/Anyone earning €70,000 or less a year should receive a €400 energy credit as part of next week's budget, the Social Democrats has said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:54:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593706-social-democrats-alternative-budget/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593563-gaming-companies/Nine online gaming companies - including the makers of Candy Crush, Minecraft, and Clash of Clans - are being investigated by European consumer authorities, including the CCPC, for potential breaches of consumer protection law.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593563-gaming-companies/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593659-dail-scoliosis/The planned commission of investigation into significant delays for child scoliosis and spina bifida surgeries must not "airbrush" out promises made by Simon Harris in 2017 when he was minister for health, Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice has said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:33:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593659-dail-scoliosis/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/1001/1593554-mv-shingle-wreck-mayo/Off the north Mayo coast, around 4km out in Killala Bay, we're on our way to the site of the smuggler's ship now lying at the bottom of the seabed.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/1001/1593554-mv-shingle-wreck-mayo/https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2026/1001/1593666-ukraine-russia/A Russian drone smashed into a school ⁠in Kyiv and set it ablaze this morning, but no pupils were injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:13:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2026/1001/1593666-ukraine-russia/Ukrainehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593663-tusla-special-care/Tusla CEO Kate Duggan has said that the child and family agency "regrets sincerely" that it has been unable to meet statutory targets for special care provision.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:41:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593663-tusla-special-care/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593711-andy-sheppard-death/Former RTÉ Foreign Editor and London Correspondent Andrew, or Andy, Sheppard has died.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:47:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593711-andy-sheppard-death/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593649-esri/Demographic change will place increasing pressure on both family carers and formal care services according to research by the ESRI.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:54:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1001/1593649-esri/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593609-sf-alternative-budget-living-costs/Sinn Féin is proposing a permanent ten cent reduction in petrol and diesel as well as extending excise cuts for another six months as part of its €13.4 billion alternative budget package.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:42:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593609-sf-alternative-budget-living-costs/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593587-drumcree-talks/Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, while the Garvaghy Road residents have temporarily postponed their court case challenging the parade.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:48:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593587-drumcree-talks/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593646-cost-of-policing-drumcree-stand-off-at-l3m-so-far-psni/The cost of policing the Drumcree stand-off has so far cost £3 million, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:37:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593646-cost-of-policing-drumcree-stand-off-at-l3m-so-far-psni/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593580-swiss-glaciers/Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20% of their mass in five years, experts have said, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:47:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593580-swiss-glaciers/Climate Changehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593696-labour-budget-plan/Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said her party is "relentlessly focused on keeping household bills down in the cost of living crisis".Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:46:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593696-labour-budget-plan/Budget 2027https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593594-chi-tallaght/Children's Health Ireland (CHI) has been found to be in breach of data protection rules over the storage of children's health records within a CHI facility at Tallaght University Hospital.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593594-chi-tallaght/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593682-bonds-eu-opens-infringement-proceedings-against-ireland/The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Ireland because it says the Government's tax regime discourages Irish residents from buying bonds issued by other EU states.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:41:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/1001/1593682-bonds-eu-opens-infringement-proceedings-against-ireland/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593617-eu-health-ministers-clinical-trials/An informal meeting of EU health ministers in Dublin is discussing boosting manufacturing capacity for medicines and growing the number of clinical trials in Europe.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:35:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593617-eu-health-ministers-clinical-trials/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593584-us-trump-ai-chatbot/The US government's AI chatbot has stopped answering some political questions after it drew attention for contradicting some of President Donald Trump's contentious political claims.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:18:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593584-us-trump-ai-chatbot/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593709-protected-disclosures/The Minister for Justice has sought legal advice following allegations made about the handling of a protected disclosure concerning Garda equipment, Tánaiste Simon Harris has told the Dáil.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:25:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1001/1593709-protected-disclosures/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0930/1593470-preview-ireland-to-face-pressing-questions-from-austria/The Republic of Ireland face Austria at Aviva Stadium tonight in the third of their four matches in this portion of the UEFA Nations League campaign.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:02:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0930/1593470-preview-ireland-to-face-pressing-questions-from-austria/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593602-rci-report/Ireland's so-called 'rape shield' law is failing to protect complainants from being cross-examined about their sexual history, according to Rape Crisis Ireland.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:55:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593602-rci-report/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593607-ireland-prisons/Ireland's prison system is "sinking under the weight of prison numbers", according to a report by the Irish Penal Reform Trust.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:14:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593607-ireland-prisons/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593568-fai-committee-takeaways/FAI officials appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Sport for yet another bruising encounter. The controversy around the Nations League games against Israel dominated throughout.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:06:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0930/1593568-fai-committee-takeaways/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593574-data-centres/Just under 5% of all job postings on the Indeed hiring platform now mention data centres, according to hiring platform Indeed.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:08:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593574-data-centres/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593559-financial-firms-struggle-to-meet-eu-accessibility-rules/Financial services firms are struggling to meet accessibility requirements that came into law last year, according to new research.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593559-financial-firms-struggle-to-meet-eu-accessibility-rules/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0930/1593562-fitzmaurice-appointed-galway-manager-on-three-year-term/Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice has been appointed the manager of the Galway senior footballers on a three-year term, having been ratified at a meeting of the county board on Wednesday night.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:29:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0930/1593562-fitzmaurice-appointed-galway-manager-on-three-year-term/Footballhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593576-france-students-protest/Pupils protest over timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers with the government accusing hard-left politicians of encouraging the unrest.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:44:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1001/1593576-france-students-protest/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0930/1593519-no-fai-consultation-with-goalkeepers-prior-to-israel/FAI Director of Football John Martin has revealed there was no consultation with goalkeepers within the Republic of Ireland squad prior to squad selection for the Israel games.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:08:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0930/1593519-no-fai-consultation-with-goalkeepers-prior-to-israel/Soccer