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

2026 Digital Consumer Trends report from Deloitte: 🕔70% of people wish they spent less time on devices 📱34% check their phones at least 50 times daily - 15% do so over 100 times ⛔️59% see misinformation more frequently online, up from 53% in 2024 and 46% in 2023

#BehindtheStory: @barrycummins.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @maggiedoyle.bsky.social to discuss the new searches in Wicklow in relation to Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob, and why the cases are being linked for the first time open.spotify.com/episode/1cJc...

The Taoiseach has said that the Republic of Ireland football team's games against Israel in the UEFA Nations' League should go ahead, and the FAI made the correct decision to announce that the fixtures would be fulfilled

🇮🇪🇨🇺Ireland's Dept of Foreign Affairs advises citizens to "Avoid Non-Essential Travel" to #Cuba. It says challenges to the importation of fuel are "compounding ongoing issues" with "often prolonged power outages", noting that airlines "cannot refuel on the island" www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/overs...

#Breaking A jury has found an American man who killed his father at a five-star hotel, during a psychotic episode, not guilty of murder by reason of insanity www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

RTÉ Radio 1 hits four 400k shows as new line-up lands www.rte.ie/entertainmen... (via @news.rte.ie)

Ahead of the launch of HBO Max in Ireland, Sky announces plans to offer Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Hayu in a single subscription www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...

Authorities have detained a person for questioning over the kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of US TV presenter Savannah Guthrie in Arizona.

A Desperate Father, a Troubled Son and Death in a 5-Star Hotel www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/n... (via @nytimes.com)

EU Parliament adopts 2040 climate targets, by 413 votes to 226, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared with 1990 levels www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... (via @europarl.europa.eu)

#BehindtheStory: Pete Lunn of @esri.ie on why people bid more for properties than they know they're worth. Kathryn Simpson from @keeleuniversity.bsky.social tells @franmcnulty.bsky.social & @maggiedoyle.bsky.social why a successor to UK PM Keir Starmer may be hard to find www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...

Morgan McSweeney quits as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff after facing pressure over Peter Mandelson controversy www.rte.ie/news/politic... (via @news.rte.ie)

Behind the Story: Winter Olympics and the politics of sport:

European Commission finds TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for "its addictive design" - including features such as infinite scroll, autoplay and push notifications - in preliminary findings ec.europa.eu/commission/p... (via @ec.europa.eu)

One killed, three hospitalised after Dublin bus crash rte.ie/news/2026/02... (via @news.rte.ie)

✈️London‑Heathrow remained Europe's busiest airport in 2025, new figures show, with Istanbul the second-busiest just 40,000 passengers behind. Dublin comes fifth in the 'Mega' airports category (25-40 million passengers) with traffic growth of 5.2% for the year

#BehindtheStory: A new survey lays bare the impact of long commutes for @unioflimerick.bsky.social students. @lucyfisher.ft.com also joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and Laura Fletcher to discuss new pressure on UK PM Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson open.spotify.com/episode/31YP...

The Irish mother of an Australian boy, who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family, has said she is "amazed" at her son's bravery and added she "knew he could do it".

📵 Spain is to ban social media for people under-16 at a Council of Ministers meeting next week, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces

Schitt's Creek, Home Alone actress Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71 www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

#BehindtheStory: @aenguscox.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social to discuss the standoff between farmers and Bord Bia. @eoghancorry.bsky.social discusses new US visa rules and how they could impact plans to travel stateside for the World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/7yqF...

The Washington Post is expected to announce significant layoffs and narrow its coverage of international, sports and local topics.

BBC tries too hard to push diversity into shows, viewers say www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art... (via @thetimes.com)

Met Éireann has said it is "giving the best information it has, based on the limitations of the current systems", following comments from Minister for Housing and Local Government James Browne yesterday, who said it was "guarding information" on flood risks

🎟️As Melania Trump's documentary #Melania is pulled from South Africa, and amid reports of slow uptake in the UK, I took a look at Irish ticket sales so far. In the two cinemas showing it in Dublin city, 13 tickets have been sold for its opening night on Friday

🎧 @jobmaynooth.bsky.social tells #BehindtheStory why #Mercosur is about much more than farmers, despite their beef with it. Producer Dara Tallon also talks about what goes on behind the camera in the new series of 'On The Beat'

#BehindtheStory: @fertha.bsky.social breaks down the Government's new tourism plan, and why it wants to expand tourist season beyond the summer. Evelyn O'Rourke and Karen Creed also speak with teacher Eoghan Cleary about concerns around AI "nudification" tools www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...

People can fall down a 'MAHA rabbit hole' after starting off their health journey with good intensions, New York Times journalist Alexander Stockton tells @franmcnulty.bsky.social, @katiehannon.bsky.social and David McCullagh on #BehindtheStory www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

As thousands of music fans prepare for #ElectricPicnic, Behind the Story takes a look at Ireland's booming live music scene. David also discusses other news closer to home, as he's announced as the new presenter of Today on @rteradio1.bsky.social

Broadcaster David McCullagh has been announced as the new presenter of Radio 1's Today programme as its current presenter Claire Byrne is set to leave RTÉ later this year

Behind the Story: A woman whose daughter took her own life after confiding in an AI 'therapy bot' tells @katiehannon.bsky.social and Paul Cunningham she wants to see safeguards in place that would alert mental health services going forward www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

KYIV (AP) — European and NATO leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.

Behind the Story: Dr Ciarán O'Carroll explains how the accelerating impact of climate change is costing you more at the shops. He tells @louisebyrnenews.bsky.social & @fionamitchellrte.bsky.social why it's only going in one direction

Behind the Story: Israeli plans for a full-scale military takeover of #Gaza City are a "distraction" from what's happening in the besieged enclave, Tahani Mustafa tells @franmcnulty.bsky.social and Juliette Gash