Another good article by Caroline O’Doherty

The paid ads promoting the #IrishFuelProtests blocking Irish ports and streets are being funded by a tow truck company At least the one we could find is; we can't know who else is putting money behind this because Meta "banned" ie. hides, political ads www.thebriefing.ie/who-is-fundi...

From today’s This Week programme: www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

From today’s This Week programme: www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

just a reminder that "the markets" are just... people reading stuff and making educated guesses

Listen back here (programme starts 9.30 mins in): www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #lebanon @rteradio1.bsky.social

Victims of the 1990s contaminated blood scandal are still being identified today. My latest blog: www.rte.ie/news/health/...

On #WorldReport on @rteradio1.bsky.social tomorrow morning - @sallyhayd.bsky.social Is reporting from the war in Lebanon; Rob Cameron on Hungarian PM Viktor Orban fighting his toughest election; and Roslyn Dee on a dolphin making waves in Venice.

Breaking - the civil action case being taken against former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in London has been withdrawn

AI and the Antichrist: @amykazmin.bsky.social and @massimofaggioli.bsky.social join @franmcnulty.bsky.social & @paulnews.bsky.social on #BehindtheStory to discuss why US billionaire Peter Thiel is giving closed-door lectures in Rome www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

From today’s programme www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

#BehindtheStory: @orlaodo.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social & @paulnews.bsky.social to discuss the latest twist in the case of Enoch Burke's mother and sister. @patrickbury.bsky.social breaks down how drones are changing the rules in the US-Israel-Iran conflict www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Such a loss - his book “Under the Wire” about his assignment with Marie Colvin in Syria will endure. The real deal www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thanks to Alliance Française Dublin for the special evening on #Ukraine tonight with Correspondent / Author Lara Marlowe, Ambassador Larysa Gerasko and Yulia Mykytenko live from Donetsk

In Tehran, on this day, 12 years ago

Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee is outlining Ireland’s priorities for upcoming presidency of the European Council, which begins in July. She said the EU is Ireland’s “guiding star” when it comes to the formulation of foreign policy.

A good read from Liam Nolan www.rte.ie/news/europe/...

So sudden and so sad. A great colleague and a lovely man. RIP Niall www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Each Irish county has been paired with an EU member state for Ireland’s presidency of the European Council

First programme of “This Week” under my belt - onwards!

Tomorrow on #RTÉTwip, Áine Lawlor will be joined by journalists Sam McBride and Fintan O’Toole as well as minister of State Neale Richmond, Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway Walsh and DUP MLA Phillip Brett. #Unity#UnitedIreland will be up for discussion. Tune in tomorrow on RTÉ One at noon!

Dubliner Colm Byrne has posted this video from the Hio vessel which is part of the #globalsumudflotilla seeking to reach #Gaza

@paulnews.bsky.social will be stepping in to present tomorrow's show, where he will be joined by guests: Minister of State, Eimear Higgins, TD Nash Ged and TD Louise O'Reilly to discuss the #presidency and the upcoming #budget2026. Broadcasts at noon on @rteone.rte.ie

Best of luck to Aine Lawlor and Mary Wilson after stellar work on morning ireland over many years - two generous colleagues and excellent journalists

"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’" I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

A very good overview of Ireland's relationship with Lebanon by @paulnews.bsky.social

Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in #Gaza. The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient. This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...

Shocking: www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

My blog from Japan: www.rte.ie/news/politic...

EXPO25 in Osaka, Japan, tonight

Behind the Story: @paulnews.bsky.social and @katiehannon.bsky.social on the 'wild west' of corporal punishment, defence spending and Jeff Bezos wedding

My latest blog www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...

An unusual political story: www.rte.ie/news/politic...

A personal blog this time: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

My latest blog: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Delighted to be back in the News at One hot seat - join us at 1pm for all the latest domestic and international news on RTE Radio One

A convicted rapist who threatened and harassed three female Sunday World journalists has been jailed for 11 years.

First census of the Irish Free State to be digitised and released in April next year. Most anticipated! www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Tesla sales in UK year on year to April down 62%.

Who can vote in Ireland?

My latest blog… www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...

Trump post about Canada No I don't understand any of it

Congrats to my buddy @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social at the launch of his novel in Dublin today

Congrats to Eamonn McCann who has been made a life member of the @nujofficial.bsky.social

🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings? It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉 New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...

Great event - worth a look: exhibition opening at Dublin Castle tonight on Casimir Markievicz - husband of Irish revolutionary Constance. A gem of hidden history