https://www.rte.ie/news/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:14:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417825-israel-gaza-hostage/Israel's government has voted to back a deal for Hamas to free 50 women and children held as hostages in Gaza in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:30:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417825-israel-gaza-hostage/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417833-israel-hamas-deal/A deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, which will see 50 civilians hostages freed and a four-day pause in fighting. Paul Cunningham, RTÉ's Correspondent in Tel Aviv, examines the deal.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:15:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417833-israel-hamas-deal/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1122/1417853-ukraine-russia/Ukrainian air defences shot down all 14 Shahed drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight attack, the air force has said.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:34:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1122/1417853-ukraine-russia/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417820-prsi/The Government has signed off on a plan to increase PRSI over five years to replenish the Social Insurance Fund.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:18:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417820-prsi/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417836-openai-sam-altman/OpenAI has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his sacking, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the centre of the artificial intelligence boom.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:34:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417836-openai-sam-altman/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1122/1417816-black-friday-sales/As Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are being advertised, shoppers are being advised to watch out for scams as they search for a bargain, writes Consumer Affairs Correspondent Joe Mag Raollaigh.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:01:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1122/1417816-black-friday-sales/Consumer Affairshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417870-health-survey/The Healthy Ireland Survey 2023 has found a decline in people reporting good health and an increase in the use of e-cigarettes and antibiotics.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:57:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417870-health-survey/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1122/1417828-when-you-set-the-bar-high-your-fall-can-be-acute/The higher you set the bar, the harder the fall; that's how Stephen Kenny described his decision to come into the Ireland job with the loftiest of ambitions as he faces up to the very real prospect that his days as manager are numbered.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:48:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1122/1417828-when-you-set-the-bar-high-your-fall-can-be-acute/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417835-israel-gaza-blog/Follow developments after Israel and Hamas reached a deal that will see the release of 50 hostages and a four-day pause in fighting.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:34:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417835-israel-gaza-blog/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417846-uk-autumn-statement/The British government is today expected to announce long-awaited tax cuts to encourage growth.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:33:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417846-uk-autumn-statement/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417843-caretaker-leaves-3-8m-in-will-to-shocked-us-town/The caretaker of a mobile home park in a small New Hampshire town has shocked residents after leaving $3.8 million (€3.48m) to the community in his will.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:51:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417843-caretaker-leaves-3-8m-in-will-to-shocked-us-town/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417837-netherlands-politics/Dutch voters are heading to the polls for one of the most unpredictable elections in recent history, with polls showing four candidates with a shot of replacing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:47:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417837-netherlands-politics/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417829-north-korea-satellite/North Korea's purported spy satellite has entered orbit, Seoul's military said, but warned it was too early to tell whether Pyongyang's eye in the sky was actually working.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:09:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417829-north-korea-satellite/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417785-ibm-ai-training/IBM has announced a collaboration with Dublin City University and Fast Track into Information Technology to deliver training in Artificial Intelligence to adult learners.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:01:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417785-ibm-ai-training/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1121/1417821-dont-ignore-red-flags-sisters-of-murder-victim-speak-out/The sisters of an Irish woman who was murdered a month ago in New York have spoken publicly to call on people to recognise red flags which could indicate the potential for violent relationships.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:18:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1121/1417821-dont-ignore-red-flags-sisters-of-murder-victim-speak-out/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417795-kilkenny-manslaughter/A man who believed that his wife had "cheated" on him in the past with his brother-in-law has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for stabbing his relative to death in front of his wife last year.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:19:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417795-kilkenny-manslaughter/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417747-swim-coach-sentenced/A swimming coach who set up cameras in a pool in Dublin and recorded young girls over a 12-month period as they were changing into their swimsuits has been jailed for three years.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:34:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417747-swim-coach-sentenced/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1121/1417744-wales-missing/Police searching for four teenagers who have been missing after going camping have found their bodies inside a crashed car.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:01:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1121/1417744-wales-missing/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417726-kyle-hayes/A trial is under way at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of three men, including All-Ireland winning hurler Kyle Hayes, who are charged with offences relating to incidents alleged to have happened in and outside a Limerick nightclub four years ago.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:53:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417726-kyle-hayes/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417758-climate-action-children/A 13-year-old boy from Co Mayo, speaking to politicians at an Oireachtas committee, has criticised the lack of rail services in Ireland.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:47:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417758-climate-action-children/Environmenthttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1121/1417775-republic-of-ireland-v-new-zealand-updates/Relive all the action from the Aviva Stadium as the Republic of Ireland hosted the All WhitesTue, 21 Nov 2023 19:23:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1121/1417775-republic-of-ireland-v-new-zealand-updates/Soccerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417702-oireachtas-committee-on-assisted-dying/The Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying has heard powerful video testimony from a man who has since died from motor neurone disease.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:54:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417702-oireachtas-committee-on-assisted-dying/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417830-hostages-gaza/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.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:33:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417830-hostages-gaza/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417802-tara-mines-talks-unions/A union representing workers at Tara Mines has said that negotiations with management have failed to agree a path forward.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:08:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417802-tara-mines-talks-unions/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417631-israel-gaza-blog/All the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between Israel and HamasTue, 21 Nov 2023 07:35:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417631-israel-gaza-blog/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417714-bbc-to-rest-top-gear-for-the-foreseeable-future/The hit motoring show Top Gear will be rested for the "foreseeable future", the BBC has announced, following a crash during filming last year in which host Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff was seriously injured.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:29:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417714-bbc-to-rest-top-gear-for-the-foreseeable-future/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417622-hostage-deal/Israel and Hamas appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for dozens of hostages being held in Gaza to be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:15:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417622-hostage-deal/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/1121/1417556-polish-truck-drivers-block-ukrainian-trucks-at-border/A Slovak border crossing with Ukraine has been partially blocked, police and media reported, in support of a similar protest in Poland.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:25:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/1121/1417556-polish-truck-drivers-block-ukrainian-trucks-at-border/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417792-students-seanad-election-voting/Students at TU Dublin have welcomed plans to allow all graduates to vote in Seanad elections.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:07:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417792-students-seanad-election-voting/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417752-leaders-questions/Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he is hopeful that reports of a deal which would see the release of some hostages from Gaza and a temporary ceasefire will prove true.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:20:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417752-leaders-questions/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417600-ireland-middle-east/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this evening met a group of Arab Ambassadors to Ireland, and with representatives of some Islamic countries, to discuss the situation in Gaza and Irish citizens in the territory including Emily Hand.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:01:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417600-ireland-middle-east/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417804-covid-who/Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organization has said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:02:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417804-covid-who/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1121/1417799-pay-related-unemployment-payments/The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said it strongly supports moving away from flat-rate to pay-related social welfare benefits for PAYE workers.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:26:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1121/1417799-pay-related-unemployment-payments/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417808-vacant-house-tax/The owners of up to 3,000 vacant properties across the country must pay the Vacant Home Tax, according the first set of returns for the tax.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:46:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417808-vacant-house-tax/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1121/1417766-mechanical-workers-pay-deal/Pay increases worth 12.7% have been agreed for plumbers, pipefitters and welders in a deal that runs from January 2023 until 2026.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:04:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1121/1417766-mechanical-workers-pay-deal/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417783-ozone-layer-study/The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting deeper in mid-spring over the last two decades, despite a global ban on chemicals that deplete Earth's shield from deadly solar radiation, new research suggested.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:12:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417783-ozone-layer-study/Climatehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/1121/1417607-troubles-bill-court/A legal challenge to the British Government's controversial legislation ending all investigations into killings during the Troubles is taking place in Belfast.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/1121/1417607-troubles-bill-court/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417757-green-mamba-loose-netherlands/An "extremely venomous" two-metre-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police have said, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:43:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417757-green-mamba-loose-netherlands/Netherlandshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417657-ukraine-russia/More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, with about half of recent deaths occurring far behind the front lines, the UN Human Rights Office said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:05:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417657-ukraine-russia/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417745-waterford-gardai/€1.12 million in cryptocurrency has been seized as part of a national and international investigation into money laundering and fraudulent text messages.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:32:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417745-waterford-gardai/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417641-fan-dies-after-fall-at-robbie-williams-gig-in-sydney/A spokesperson for St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney has confirmed that a fan has died in hospital after falling at a Robbie Williams concert in the Australian city.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:09:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417641-fan-dies-after-fall-at-robbie-williams-gig-in-sydney/Allianz Stadiumhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417637-india/Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for ten days have been seen alive on camera for the first time as workers attempted to create new passageways to free them.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:01:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417637-india/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417765-politics-spending/The Government has signed off on an additional €4bn of spending at the Cabinet meeting today.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:08:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417765-politics-spending/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417599-censorship-laws/The Minister for Justice has received approval from the Cabinet to begin repealing archaic censorship laws.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:01:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417599-censorship-laws/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1121/1417748-stardust-inquest/The Stardust Inquests have heard how residents living near the club saw flames coming from the roof around the same time the court has previously been told that the fire was first seen inside the ballroom.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:42:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1121/1417748-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417718-labour-gender-equality-referendum/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the Government intends to hold two referenda in early March on gender equality.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:37:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1121/1417718-labour-gender-equality-referendum/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417742-north-korea/North Korea has said that it has succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:20:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417742-north-korea/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417736-adams-court/Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is waiting to see if he has won the first round of a High Court damages fight with three victims of bombings in the UK.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:37:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417736-adams-court/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417628-derry-girls-wins-emmy-for-best-comedy-programme/The final season of Derry Girls has won the International Emmy for Best Comedy Programme alongside the Netflix special Vir Das: Landing.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:56:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1121/1417628-derry-girls-wins-emmy-for-best-comedy-programme/Televisionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417630-vaccine-uptake/Concern over an expected rise in winter viruses has led the HSE to call for increased take-up of the Covid-19 and flu vaccines.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:28:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417630-vaccine-uptake/Health