In praise of trees. As events continue for National Tree Week, we asked people at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin to tell us why they love trees so much 🌲💚🌳

It is World Down Syndrome Day and this year's theme is "End the Stereotypes". We asked Eric and Sinéad to answer some of the most commonly searched for questions about what it's like to have Down syndrome. #WDSD #Downsyndrome

“I think it’s disgraceful.” Local residents have been reacting to an act of vandalism that saw approximately 75 trees cut down or damaged in Dublin’s Dodder Valley Park over the weekend | Read more: rte.ie/b/1444923

"We believe in creating better opportunities for children." Meet the fitness instructor from Dublin who runs classes for children living in emergency accommodation. The number of homeless people climbed again last month - up 25 to 13,866, according to official figures.

Some Pixar-level cute robots are being trialed in Dublin Airport to help passengers with their luggage 🤖✈️

It’s always inspiring to see somebody achieve their dreams - particularly when that goal is to help other people ⭐️

"We're like the vocal version of a men's shed." Forget Taylor Swift at the Aviva or Coldplay at Croke Park, a male voice choir from Timahoe, Co Laois are busy preparing for their big gig of the summer - Electric Picnic.

“The Leaving Cert is not the be all and end all.” Aoife Comerford failed her #LeavingCert and is now a chef in a Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin. She wants students to know that they can still achieve their dreams even if their exam results are not what they hoped for.

From homelessness during his Leaving Cert to a career with Apple in Cork, Josh Mbala has packed a lot into his young life. As #LeavingCert results day draws near, he hopes his story will inspire students to persevere even when things don't go their way.

As tens of thousands of students wait for their CAO offers, one young Dubliner is reminding people that there are many ways to end up in the career you want. Having decided that college wasn't for him, Carl Millar pursued his passion for horses and is now a national hunt jockey.

Alice Kelly started her own bakery business when she turned 18 - by turning an old horse box into a food truck. Three years later, she has 1.4million followers on TikTok, and is "saving every penny" to open her own shop 👩‍🍳 #Budget2025

A homemade idea for removing fake tan has spawned a sustainable soap business for two sisters from Dublin 🫧 Sadhbh and Aisling Wood turn waste coffee grinds into exfoliating bars of soap. Now they are hoping their product shines in one of the big supermarkets #Budget2025

So much to like about this story from @sineadb_rte And what a brilliant idea and work ethic from Aisling and Sadhbh. If you have an inspired solution that’s good for us and the planet, we’d love to hear about it 💡

Co Cork twins have come up with a "soup-er" solution for using surplus whey from their family cheesemaking business. James and Daniel Buckley employ it instead of stock to make their own range of eco-friendly soups 🍲🧀 #Budget2025

"People are desperate." A week on from Government announcing a record €6billion for housing in Budget 2025, charities working at the sharp end of the homeless crisis say it hasn't gone far enough.

It is possible that the winner of tomorrow’s US presidential election won’t be the candidate with the most votes. That’s because the president is not chosen directly by the popular vote, but by something called the electoral college. Here’s our explainer - using jelly beans.

A focus on trees tonight as we meet the scientists studying Ireland’s majestic giants & the dedicated volunteers working to restore our ancient native forests on #RTENationwide Wednesday 14th May RTÉ One 7pm Tree Council of Ireland Trinity College Dublin Coillte WicklowHour #DublinHour Sinéad Brennan

An off-grid micro-distillery has been opened on Lambay Island, three miles off the coast of Dublin. The distillery - believed to be one of the first of its kind in the world - is aiming to be as sustainable as possible to preserve Lambay’s unique ecosystem.

On tonight's show - Sculpture in Context at NBG Ireland, young Irish designers championing sustainable fashion & Deaf Republic at Dublin Theatre Festival - a powerful, inclusive production on #RTENationwide Friday 3rd October RTÉ One 7pm Zainab Boladale Irish Deaf Society Design & Crafts Council Ireland RT

Meet some young Irish designers with bold ideas for sustainable fashion on #RTENationwide Friday 3rd October on RTÉ One at 7pm & RTE1+1 at 8pm Design & Crafts Council Ireland Sinéad Courtney Junk Kouture #SustainableFashion #IrishDesign #Creativity