Ireland 1926 v 2022 👱Population 1926: 2.97 million 2022: 5.15 million 🗺️Place of Birth 1926: 97% Irish‑born 2022: 80% Irish‑born 🧓Life Expectancy 1926: 57 years (men), 58 years (women) 2022: 81 years, 84 years 🏢People at Work 1926: 1,307,662 2022: 2,320,297

🏅 RTÉ is named 2026 News Broadcaster Of The Year by @rtsmedia.bsky.social Ireland

🔴Amid mounting pressure on Taoiseach Micheál Martin over the Government's handling of the fuel protests last week, watch Leaders' Questions LIVE from the Dáil www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l4n...

'Star Trek' actress Kate Mulgrew @thekatemulgrew.bsky.social to lead new RTÉ thriller 'The Yank' www.rte.ie/entertainmen... (via @news.rte.ie)

RTÉ has commissioned a new six-part crime thriller, 'The Yank', with Kate Mulgrew & Colm Meaney. Filming has begun in Conamara. 'The Yank' was created specifically for Mulgrew after she and writer Eithne Verling had a chance meeting in Galway while the actor was on holiday

"You can see how you feel being trapped for a while" - Judge tells retired couple who captured their neighbour's cat and tied it in a bag, before leaving it at a lake www.rte.ie/news/regiona... (via @news.rte.ie)

🎥Tributes paid to 'First Lady of Celtic Music' Clannad singer Moya Brennan www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsQx...

Defence Forces arrive at Whitegate oil refinery in Cork as gardaí deploy pepper spray and push back protesters | Follow updates

🎫A tale of two (non-existent) tickets: 🕘9am – Céline Dion general sale opens: 3-hour wait to join queue, which was billed as "more than an hour" 🕛12pm – Finally in just to join another “1 hour+” queue My time matters too, @ticketmaster.com. Disappointing from start to finish

📹Fuel price protester thanks the public and local businesses in Dublin city centre for ‘incredible’ support (via @news.rte.ie) www.youtube.com/shorts/mI8Pt...

📹Deputy Garda Commissioner Shawna Coxon tells fuel protesters to “immediately cease blockades of critical national infrastructure or face the full rigours of the law” - adding that the force is moving to an enforcement phase www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-1...

Joint statement from the leaders of 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 and the 🇪🇺 on the ceasefire between the US and Iran:

An expert in work and employment studies tells RTÉ's Behind the Story podcast that forcing people to return to the office instead of continuing with remote working arrangements could be hurting businesses instead of helping them.

Ah sure look... The Oxford English Dictionary has added several new Irish words and phrases in its latest update

90% of the Irish population lived in a house in 2024 - the highest in the EU - versus 19% who lived in a flat, Eurostat figures show

A power outage has struck the entire island of Cuba, the energy ministry said, in the second nationwide blackout in less than a week as its grid struggles under a US oil blockade.

I’ve been reporting on gangland crime in Ireland for 30 years. Last Monday was another significant day in @garda.ie efforts to tackle top tier of Kinahan OCG. I was a guest on RTÉ podcast #BehindtheStory

Actor Nicholas Brendon, who was best known for playing Xander on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has died aged 54.

#BehindtheStory: @barrycummins.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social to discuss the case of Sean McGovern, one of the most senior figures in the Kinahan crime group, extradited from the UAE. He also reveals how the Kinahans are ‘comfortably trapped’ in Dubai open.spotify.com/episode/3d7p...

On this week's Your Politics: @aine-lawlor.bsky.social, Juliette Gash, Joe Mag Raollaigh and @cuanbos.bsky.social discuss covering Washington on St Patrick's Day, Trump & the Irish Open, and what now for fuel prices? open.spotify.com/episode/1Nbj...

One to watch: 💶Euro area annual inflation rate was 1.9% in February, up from 1.7% in January, Eurostat data shows. ⬇️Lowest annual rates: Denmark (0.5%) Cyprus (0.9%) Czechia (1.0%) ⬆️Highest annual rates: Romania (8.3%) Slovakia (4.0%) Croatia (3.9%) Ireland was at 2.5% in February 2026

🌍Ireland is ranked 13th happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report, up from 15th in 2024 @worldhappiness.report

MEPs have backed the lowering of tariffs on US agricultural and industrial products. Learn more ↓ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

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...

#BehindtheStory: Prof @debbieging.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social to discuss the new Louis Theroux 'Inside the Manosphere’ documentary, and how men are being pulled in. Evelyn O'Rourke also joins from Los Angeles on what to expect from the Oscars on Sunday www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Used electric cars are now priced around 11% below comparable diesel vehicles, according to a new report.

#BehindtheStory: @gerherbert.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @paulnews.bsky.social to discuss why electric car resale values appear to have stabilised - and why the biggest challenge for owners is shifting from price to infrastructure open.spotify.com/episode/7tEo...

#BehindtheStory: Liam Farrell's son, Brendan, tells @franmcnulty.bsky.social plans to exhume his father’s body are "positive, forward momentum" in the investigation into his death. @barryor.bsky.social also joins to discuss the foray of YouTuber 'Mr Beast' into finance www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

Britain's first female prime minister - Margaret Thatcher - is still a divisive figure 13 years after her death, with 50% of people surveyed by YouGov ahead of International Women’s Day having an 'unfavourable' opinion of her

#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...

A new development has brought the so-called 'GPO Girl' back into the spotlight

'Finding Samantha' producer Nicoline Greer joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @maggiedoyle.bsky.social on a special #BehindtheStory to discuss a new development that has brought the so-called 'GPO Girl' back into the spotlight open.spotify.com/episode/0JZo...

Irish embassies in Paris, London and Washington DC to receive a defence attaché as part of new pilot programme. Dept of Defence says they will "bridge the gap between military and diplomatic channels" and be tasked with diplomatic representation, defence and security cooperation

EU Commission on #Iran: ✈️stepping up support for member states' evacuation & repatriation efforts including through EU Civil Protection Mechanism 🚢reinforcing monitoring of transport disruption risks, notably around Strait of Hormuz ⚡️closely tracking energy price & supply

#BehindtheStory: @jobmaynooth.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @maggiedoyle.bsky.social to discuss if the EU could get dragged into the US-Israel conflict with #Iran. @adammaguire.bsky.social also reveals how the unrest could be hitting your pocket soon www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...

France & Germany announce "closer cooperation" including establishing a high-ranking nuclear steering group. Germany will participate in French nuclear exercises which will "add to, not substitute for, NATO’s nuclear deterrence", the two leaders say www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news...

Defence Forces in Dublin say all Irish peacekeeping troops in Middle East are safe and accounted for

In a bonus #BehindtheStory, @alivaez.bsky.social and Gregg Carlstrom join @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @paulnews.bsky.social to discuss what could come next for #Iran, and why the conflict could have far reaching consequences on the global economy www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...

A new two-part TV documentary on Larry Goodman takes a look at how one businessman moved from being a relative unknown to the most famous name in Irish beef

Transdev, operator of Dublin's #Luas tram system since 2004, has lost the contract to run it www.rte.ie/news/busines...

So-called 'Double Irish' tax arrangements back in the headlines amid multibillion-dollar dispute between Meta and the US Internal Revenue Service www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/b... (via @nytimes.com)

Tonight on Prime Time, @miriamocal.bsky.social interviews Gisèle Pelicot from 9.35pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player

Phil Noble’s extraordinary photo of Andrew dominates all the UK front pages 📰

Britain's former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has left police custody after he was earlier arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026... (via @news.rte.ie)

US tech giant Apple is to open a new Dublin office - the company's first permanent presence outside Cork. The IDA says the operation "will support the ongoing diversification and development of its Irish operations" www.idaireland.com/latest-news/...

🆕Britain's King Charles releases statement following his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's, arrest. He says "full, fair and proper process" will follow, and that authorities will have "full and wholehearted support and co-operation". "The law must take its course," he adds

#Breaking Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of Britain’s King Charles, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

The cyber security situation is "already worse" than believed late last year, the director of the National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Browne has said