International

Last week

4th October 2026 - 10th October 2026

cultural exchange

'Feel free to invent your own language': Rosalía says Bono sought Spanish lesson for new song

8 Oct

11.4k

fuel for thought

Fuel prices in Northern Ireland are now displayed on Google Maps

8 Oct

7.3k

Stockholm

'They're all crazy': Canadian poet Anne Carson reacts to winning Nobel Prize in literature

Updated 8 Oct

6.7k

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Warrants to raid ex-prince Andrew's homes ruled as unlawful, but investigation to continue

8 Oct

5.3k

Sponsored

Planning a break in Northern Ireland? Here's why Titanic Belfast deserves a spot on your itinerary

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Animal testing loopholes, Spanish housing protests and RTÉ loses €20 million…

8 Oct

1.7k

Evictions

Vigils held for Maricarmen Abascal (87), whose eviction sparked housing protests across Spain

Hundreds marched to parliament chanting: “The struggle continues, Maricarmen lives.”

Updated 8 Oct

20.2k

tennessee

US death row inmate Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after failed execution, lawyer says

7 Oct

9.6k

Tinker Tailor German Spy

Germany reels amid major spy scandal, but sources say Ireland has little to worry about

August Hanning ran Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency between 1998 and 2005 and is suspected of charges including “attempted treason” and “espionage”.

Niall O'Connor

7 Oct

10.0k

new digs

Mark Zuckerberg paid over €50m for Strancally Castle in Waterford

7 Oct

16.7k

Irkutsk

WHO requests more information from Russia over reported plague death at Siberian laboratory

Updated 7 Oct

10.9k

Sponsored

QUIZ: Can you sort fact from fiction when it comes Irish people's priorities for living longer?

Leaders' Questions

McDonald urges Martin to apply 'all necessary pressure' on NI Secretary to end Drumcree dispute

7 Oct

4.0k

Joshua Kerry

Man accused of Ann Widdecombe murder appears in court over terror plot at Nigel Farage's home

7 Oct

2.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Budget reaction, drug smuggling by drone and Israelis remember the 7 October attacks…

7 Oct

2.1k

From The 42Lionel Messi

'I have nothing left to give': emotion and tears as Messi retires from Argentina team

7 Oct

8.0k

Palestine

As Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas's 7 October attack, bombs continue to fall on Gaza

7 Oct

5.3k

116

RIP

Eva Marie Saint, star of North By Northwest and On The Waterfront, has died aged 102

7 Oct

9.6k

Failed execution

Christa Pike conscious and speaking after failed execution in Tennessee

6 Oct

9.2k

Protests in France

Nearly 500 arrested and tear gas fired in mass protests against school conditions

6 Oct

3.1k

Russia

The WHO says the risk of the plague to Europe is 'very low'

6 Oct

4.8k

Nations League

Uefa probe into Ireland v Israel tunnel bust-up after spitting claim

6 Oct

4.3k

appeals court

A5 road from the Tyrone border to Derry set for major upgrade after Belfast court ruling

6 Oct

5.1k

Germany

Germany's former spy chief arrested on suspicion of espionage and treason

6 Oct

7.9k

nidal hasan

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood mass shooter

6 Oct

14.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Primary teachers to strike, France braces for more protests, and what’s in the budget?

6 Oct

2.5k

Palestine

Israel puts army on alert and claims Hamas planning 'terrorist' attack on 7 October anniversary

6 Oct

4.2k

riot police

France braces for more student protests as tens of thousands expected to turn out in Paris

The office of the country’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has called for “peaceful” gatherings.

6 Oct

5.1k

ChatGPT

'We are sorry': OpenAI apologises to Australia for hacking government health service data

6 Oct

5.9k

RAF Fairford

US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford in face of ‘some threats’, says Trump

Updated 5 Oct

13.0k

House Of Lords

British novelist and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86

5 Oct

12.9k

Palestine

'Appalling injustice' - academics call on Taoiseach to intervene over visas for Gazan students

5 Oct

5.8k

AnalysisIreland Israel Games

Accusations of trash talk and hypocrisy: How Israeli media covered Sunday's match

5 Oct

11.0k

Music

Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' T-shirt at stadium weeks after Ed Sheeran-Macklemore tour dispute

5 Oct

10.5k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

5 Oct

2.0k

jeffrey epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police over search warrants

5 Oct

10.2k

Spain

Irishman dies in Madrid after being hit by taxi

5 Oct

32.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Primary teachers’ industrial action, Ireland v Israel fallout and the right comes out on top in Brazil…

5 Oct

3.1k

Pedro Sanchez

Spain's prime minister calls snap election as pressure mounts due to housing protests

5 Oct

7.6k

tight race

Jair Bolsonaro's son Flavio tops presidential vote as the right makes big gains in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro was a little-known senator a few months ago when his father anointed him his political heir.

5 Oct

8.4k

uefa nations league

Spitting allegation made against Israeli player added to list of controversies with Ireland

David Sneyd

reports from TSC Arena, Backa Topola

4 Oct

24.6k

View from the telly

An empty stadium and even emptier commentary: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of second Israel game

4 Oct

15.8k