RTE NEWS
Warnings in place ahead of Storm Brian |
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| Ireland is braced for gusts reaching 130km/h as Storm Brian hits, less than a week after ex-hurricane Ophelia caused death and devastation. |
Death toll after Somalia truck bomb increases to 358 |
| Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu on 14 October, has now killed 358 people with 228 more injured, the government said. |
Doubts raised over death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda |
| International experts have announced that Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, but could not conclusively determine if he was assassinated by late dictator Augusto Pinochet's regime. |
Finally I can see sky without bars, says Ibrahim |
| Ibrahim Halawa has posted a message on Facebook thanking staff at the Irish Embassy in Egypt for their work in securing his release from prison. |
Rail unions announce series of 24-hour stoppages |
| Tens of thousands of rail passengers face significant disruption in the run up to Christmas after unions at Iarnród Éireann announced five 24-hour strikes in their dispute over pay. |
Halawa family amazed and delighted with release |
| Ibrahim Halawa's sister and father have said they are amazed and delighted he has been released. |
Ryanair Stansted pilots reject pay rise offers |
| Pilots at Ryanair's Stansted base have rejected an offer of significant pay rises by management. |
Updates every seven years on Services Card, says Dept |
| A person will be required to update their Public Services Card (PSC) at least every seven years and to provide a new photograph to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection every seventh year. |
Special Report: The US opioid epidemic |
| Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. RTÉ News reports from Manchester, New Hampshire, second only to West Virginia for opioid deaths. |
Efforts to restore power, water after Ophelia continue |
| The number of homes and businesses without electricity has fallen to 29,000 as efforts to restore power after Hurricane Ophelia continue. |
Over 40 killed in two suicide attacks on Afghan mosques |
| More than 40 people were killed when suicide bombers attacked two separate mosques in Afghanistan, in the latest violence to rock the country. |
Cross-party support to dissolve Catalan parliament |
| The Spanish government has secured opposition support to dissolve Catalonia's parliament and hold new elections there in January in an effort to defuse the regional government's push for independence. |
Boots recalls two baby soother products |
| Boots has recalled two products for what it described as a "precautionary measure". |
HSE warning after outbreak of measles in Dublin |
| The HSE said it has been notified of two confirmed cases of measles in north Dublin. |
Man pleads guilty to Rathcoole firearms possession |
| A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the non-jury Special Criminal Court to the possession of a cache of firearms in a business park in Dublin. |
Caitríona Lucas awarded posthumous medal for bravery |
| A posthumous gold medal for bravery has been awarded to Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas who tragically lost her life on a rescue mission off Kilkee, Co Clare last year. |
Warnings in place as Storm Brian descends on Ireland |
| The country is braced for gusts reaching 130km/h as Storm Brian descends on Ireland, less than a week after ex-hurricane Ophelia caused death and devastation. |
Sinn Féin mayor refuses to meet Prince Charles in Derry |
| A Sinn Féin mayor has refused to meet Britain's Prince Charles on his visit to Derry because of his links to the Parachute Regiment. |
President says no return to hard border is vital |
| President Michael D Higgins has said that it is vital that there is no return to a hard border between the north and south, when Britain leaves the European Union. |
Bruton may target homemakers to meet teacher shortage |
| Special courses to enable homemakers to retrain as teachers is one of a number of measures to be considered by the Department of Education to address a chronic teacher shortage in schools. |
