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rte.ie > radio > podcasts > 2c6956dd-b570-40fc-ad72-b4b1009886bc-morning-ireland

Fórsa members at Oberstown to escalate strike action

27+ min ago   (61+ words) RTE.ie To listen to RTÉ.ie's radio and podcast services, you will need to disable any ad blocking extensions or whitelist this site. Fórsa members at Oberstown to escalate strike action Hazel Nolan, National Secretary for Services and Enterprises…...

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rte.ie > news > politics > 2026 > 0825 > 1589118-excise-ireland

Harris indicates further budget measures on fuel poverty

27+ min ago   (150+ words) Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that diesel and petrol prices were in a very different place when the Government made the decision to gradually restore excise from 1 September. "You can see how quickly the global environment can change in four…...

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rte.ie > news > ireland > 2026 > 0825 > 1589102-ihrec-abuse

Call for stronger response to violence against women

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (425+ words) Ireland must strengthen its response to violence against women, including domestic abuse, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). The commission will raise the issue in Geneva this morning as part of the UN's periodic review process,…...

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rte.ie > video > id > 36215

Distance among reasons for not cycling to school - survey

12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (120+ words) Video | Distance among reasons for not cycling to school - survey | RTÉ RTE.ie Distance among reasons for not cycling to school - survey US sanctions on Iran are 'economic asphyxiation' - Bessent Irish language to feature more in new Traitors Ireland New…...

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rte.ie > video > id > 36216

US sanctions on Iran are 'economic asphyxiation' - Bessent

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (119+ words) Video | US sanctions on Iran are 'economic asphyxiation' - Bessent | RTÉ RTE.ie US sanctions on Iran are 'economic asphyxiation' - Bessent Distance among reasons for not cycling to school - survey Irish language to feature more in new Traitors Ireland New Zealand…...

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rte.ie > radio > podcasts > 99331a3c-2d68-468b-9951-b4b000d36db4-news-at-one

Hosepipe ban extension for 13 counties

20+ hour, 54+ min ago   (99+ words) Matt Carthy, Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee Mon 24 Aug • 6 Mins • News at One Head of Water Operations at Uisce Éireann, Margaret Attridge Petula Martyn, Mid West Correspondent Mon 24 Aug • 3 Mins • News at One Mon 24 Aug • 10 Mins • News at One…...

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rte.ie > brainstorm > 2026 > 0824 > 1588954-russia-putin-ukraine-war-duma-elections-2026

Russia goes to the polls next month - is Putin concerned?

1+ day, 54+ min ago   (654+ words) Analysis: A smooth election campaign and a comfortable win are important because the Ukraine war has not been going well for Russia lately Could we see Vladimir Putin's control of Russia seriously challenged – or even destabilised in the coming months?...

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rte.ie > news > world > 2026 > 0824 > 1588958-nz-social-media

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (451+ words) New Zealand's government has introduced legislation to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok. Australia implemented world-first legislation banning children from social media in December,…...

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rte.ie > news > ukraine > 2026 > 0824 > 1588945-ukraine-russia

Ukraine backers gather as war escalates

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (680+ words) Ukraine will host a meeting of its key European backers today to press for critical air-defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killing more civilians than at any time since the first months of the invasion. The…...

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rte.ie > news > 2026 > 0824 > 1588949-tiktok-oireachtas

TikTok says it offered to meet media committee in private

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (329+ words) TikTok has said it has offered to meet with the Oireachtas Committee on Media in private, following criticism of the social media company's decision to decline an invitation to discuss the posting of videos of people engaging in illegal activity,…...