Thanks to Sarsfield Homecoming Project for helping me put together this piece - grateful to be able to break the news of their latest exciting discovery in their search for Patrick Sarsfield's remains

President Michael D Higgins will lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on O'Connell Street in Dublin this afternoon rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Sinn Féin has this evening tabled a motion seeking to extend presidential voting rights to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland and overseas rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Without the Triple Lock mechanism in place, any future Irish peacekeeping missions should be subjected to an annual review to ensure they align with the UN Charter, an Oireachtas committee has been told rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Ireland is currently the only country in Western Europe that does not provide catering services on all train routes, Fianna Fáil Senator Ollie Crowe has claimed. He said this was ‘unacceptable’ as catering is an ‘essential and basic’ part of rail travel rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Minister for Housing James Browne has confirmed that legal proceedings in relation to a cancelled social housing programme have been initiated by way of judicial review against the Department of Housing rte.ie/news/2025/0708…

RTE news : Connolly launches Áras bid, hopes to 'empower' people rte.ie/news/politics/…

RTE news : Who are the potential runners in the race for the Áras? rte.ie/news/politics/…

Community rally around Dublin jiu-jitsu club after devastating fire rte.ie/news/dublin/20…

Thanks to John Crotty for offering his fascinating insight into a fascinating stroy about Daniel O'Connell on his 250th birthday

President Michael D Higgins said some of the EU's strongest members are "deciding to stay silent in watching emaciated children in what is a human, manmade, really atrocious infliction on people" in Gaza rte.ie/news/2025/0916…

The Tánaiste has said he is open to Irish troops being sent on peacekeeping missions to Ukraine, but only when there is a peace in the region. Simon Harris told the Dail that Defence Forces members would not be sent to an active warzone via Harry Manning

As @GregAllenRTE said, the maths student has got his calculations right! Not only has Longford's Cian McPhillips won his semi-final heat to get into an 800m World final but he's set an Irish record in the process #Tokyo2025 📺 rte.ie/player/onnow/6…

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the party's participation in the Presidential Election campaign will be a 'gamechanger' rte.ie/news/politics/…

Fianna Fail presidential candidate Jim Gavin Jim Gavin For President has officially handed in his nomination papers to run in #Aras25

Voting in the Presidential Election takes place on Friday, 24 October, and the deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, 7 October rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Call for ban on use of counselling notes in trials via Harry Manning rte.ie/news/2025/0930… via RTÉ

The Social Democrats launch their Alternative Budget for 2026, with priorities including tackling cost of living with targeted supports, reducing child poverty with a new 2nd Tier of Child Benefit and abolishing the Carer's Allowance means test RTE News

Here are some of the key announcements from Budget 2026 and how they will affect you: rte.ie/news/budget-20…