Weather Warning

RTÉ News - News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines | RTÉ

Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza protest outside the ministry of defence in Tel Aviv

Candles lit during a demonstration in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the hostages

Explainer: What we know so far about Israel-Hamas deal

A destroyed Russian armoured vehicle in Svyatohirsk town, Donetsk, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine downs 14 Russian drones overnight - air force

The decision will see hikes in PRSI rates for employers, employees and the self-employed

Government agrees increases in all classes of PRSI

Sam Altman was sacked as OpenAI CEO on Friday - but already looks set to return

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

The prospect of bagging a pre-Christmas bargain has many people hunting for deals

Consumer caution warning as Black Friday approaches

Consumer Affairs

The Healthy Ireland Survey found an increase in the use of e-cigarettes

Health survey shows increased vaping and antibiotic use

Stephen Kenny, perhaps, walking out at the Aviva for the last time as manager

'When you set the bar high, your fall can be acute'

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, is due to deliver his Autumn Statement today

Hunt set to announce UK tax cuts in Autumn Statement

Hinsdale, New Hampshire (Pic: Google Maps)

Caretaker leaves $3.8m in will to 'shocked' US town

People cast their vote at a polling station in Winterswijk

Dutch vote in tight race to pick a new prime minister

Regional

Dáithí Mac Gabhann is battling hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Dáithí passes 2,000 days on waiting list for new heart

Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí

Woman injured in Tallaght shooting incident

Advancing the project will mean that the bypass will be ready for the Ryder Cup in 2027

Adare bypass project to be advanced ahead of Ryder Cup

A false tax disc seen on a car in Co Meath at the weekend

Gardaí seize car after bogus tax disc seen in Co Meath

Derry Girls scoops top International Award

Derry Girls wins Emmy for Best Comedy Programme

Middle East

Families of those kidnapped by Hamas demonstrating in Tel Aviv last month

Israeli hostages held in Gaza - what happens now

The Israeli government has voted to back a deal to release some Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the freeing of a greater number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Here's what we know about the hostages and where they're kept.

Computer-generated image of an underground bunker released by the Israel Defense Forces. Photo: IDF/Twitter

How forensic investigators would seek to verify Gaza tunnels

Forensic science

Mary Robinson called for a real political effort in order to change the current situation in Gaza

Robinson calls for coalition of peace to solve Gaza war

Children Ali and Sara El Estal were reunited with their father Khalid (L) and uncle Mohammad

Children who fled Gaza reunited with father in Dublin

Features

A view of Maidan Independence Square in Kyiv in January 2014 during ongoing protests against Viktor Yanukovych, and his government Photo: Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images

How the Maidan protests ten years ago changed Ukraine

The events of a decade ago continue to influence the development of Ukraine and are deeply entwined with Russian military aggression

On This Day: President Kennedy assassinated

The energy sector - coal, oil and gas - is the second largest source of human caused methane emissions

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions

Video

Campaigner's last wishes heard at assisted dying committee

Playlist

Campaigner's last wishes heard at assisted dying committee

Swim coach jailed for three years for spying on girls as they changed

Trial hears Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes 'punched and kicked' man

First images of workers trapped in tunnel in India

EU Parliament backs new 'right to repair' consumer rules

News Lens

Teams from around the world took part in the competition

Load of rubbish: litter-hunters vie for world title

Banksy's identity has long been the source of speculation, with some claiming his name was Robin or Robert Banks

'Banksy' reveals first name in unearthed 2003 interview

DJ Calum and his Hype-man and younger brother Calum on the Toy Show in 2021

21 of our favourite Toy Show moments of all time!

Late Late Toy Show

Sotheby's Jonny Fowle said he was able to taste a 'tiny drop' of the Macallan 1926

Bottle of whisky sells for record €2.5m at auction

'Fluffy' exoplanet WASP-107b shows potential signs of life (Image: Klaas Verpoest/Johan Van Looveren/LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven)

Astronomers observe 'candyfloss' planet

An Archer Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing flying taxi at the 2023 Dubai Airshow

Flying taxis braced for takeoff at Dubai Airshow

The shrine said this year about 120 pets would be brought in for blessings for this special occasion and the number would be rising going forward

Dogs in kimonos get blessing for children in Japan

The traditional definition of 'hallucinate' is to seem to see, hear, feel or smell something that does not exist, usually because of a health condition or because you have taken a drug (Stock image)

'Hallucinate' is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of 2023

Comedian John Oliver set the competition on fire when he backed the 'puteketeke'

'Weird puking bird' tops NZ's avian beauty contest

The bright red roadster was owned by an American collector for the past 38 years

1962 Ferrari auctioned for $51.7m in New York

Opposition leaders in Nepal criticised the move, saying that it lacked 'effectiveness, maturity and responsibility' (Stock image)

Nepal bans TikTok, saying it disturbs 'social harmony'

Aaron James, pictured with Dr Eduardo D Rodriguez, underwent the transplant

US surgeons perform world's first whole eye transplant