RTE – NEWS
- Call for Govt to help fund programme for lone parents May 21, 2026One Family has called on the Government to help fund a programme that enables lone parents to enter further education and employment.
- RTÉ executives to appear before Public Accounts Committee May 21, 2026RTÉ executives are to return to the Oireachtas in the coming weeks with an appearance before the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee.
- Enoch Burke dismissed from Wilson's Hospital School May 21, 2026Enoch Burke's dismissal from Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath has been confirmed after the school told the court that the appeals process has ended and he has been informed.
- New Iranian Ambassador to Ireland to take up duties May 21, 2026The new Iranian Ambassador to Ireland will officially take up his duties almost six months after being prevented from doing so due to the regime's response to protests in Iran.
- Legislation on Valerie's Law passes first stage in Dáil May 21, 2026Legislation that would prevent someone who has killed their child's other parent from automatically keeping their guardianship rights, has passed the first stage of the Dáil. The law would be known as Valerie's Law, in memory of Valerie French, 41, who was murdered by her husband in 2019.
- Nearly €220m of Climate Action Fund yet to be drawn down May 21, 2026The Public Accounts Committee has heard that almost €220 million which has been allocated from the Climate Action Fund has yet to be drawn down.
- Man jailed for Dublin hit-and-run which killed couple May 21, 2026A man has been jailed for five years for a hit-and-run incident in Dublin on St Stephen's Day 2024, which led to the death of a husband and wife.
- Pioneering upper limb surgery changing lives May 21, 2026A major international conference in Dublin has heard how pioneering upper limb surgery in Ireland is changing the lives of people with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and stroke.
- Garda treated his wife like his property, court hears May 21, 2026A garda who pleaded guilty to coercively controlling his wife has been described as having an old-fashioned attitude to marriage and treating his wife like his "chattel", his property.



















