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Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary has said the airline is considering increasing commission paid to staff for every oversized cabin bag they identify. Mr O’Leary confirmed that Ryanair employees are paid around €1.50 for identifying oversized cabin bags. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #ryanair #ireland

US President Donald Trump has said he would use import restrictions to force foreign suppliers to cut drug prices and that pharmaceutical companies would have a lot of problems if they did not agree to bring prices down. The US is the biggest market by sales for big pharma companies with the pharmaceutical sector employing around 45,000 people in Ireland. Total Irish exports were valued at €223.8 billion last year, with roughly one third going to the US. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #us #eu #ireland #pharmaceuticals #donaldtrump

A hatchet was among the items thrown at police during a third night of disorder in Northern Ireland. The PSNI said officers in Ballymena were also tagetted with "multiple petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks and fireworks". The PSNI condemned last night's violence as "completely unacceptable" and said nine of its officers were injured, with six further arrests. #northernireland #ballymena #rtenews

This is the moment Scout, a pomeranian, chased a black bear out of its Vancouver home. This was captured on home security footage shared by homeowner Kayla Kleine on social media. Ms Kleine said that the bear broke into her home and was eating her dog’s food before Scout discovered the intruder. 📲#rte #vancouver #dog #pomeranian #bear

A dramatic collision between a train and a van was captured on video at a level crossing in a Polish village. The footage, released by Malopolska Police, shows a white van arriving at the crossing in Wola Filipowska as the rail gate closes. The trapped van reverses and then moves forward onto the tracks just as a train approaches. The train crashed into the van, pushing it along the tracks before continuing on its journey. Malopolska Police confirmed that the van’s driver escaped the accident without injuries. Link in bio to read more 📲 #rtenews

A 15-year-old boy from Lurgan in Co Armagh has made history after he became the youngest person to swim the North Channel from Ireland to Scotland solo. Oscar Black swam from the Gobbins to Portpatrick in 16 hours and 38 minutes last week. Link in bio to read more 📲 #rtenews #ireland #Scotland #northchannel #triplecrown #swimmer #swimming #longdistanceswim

President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza. Speaking at the official opening of the Fleadh Cheoil in Wexford, he said there is an “incredible, incredible destruction of an entire people” happening in Gaza. #gaza #rtenews

There has been widespread condemnation of the placing of a boat containing models of migrants on a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone which is due to be set alight tomorrow night. The display, including more than a dozen life-sized mannequins wearing life jackets, has been erected on top of the bonfire in Moygashel on the outskirts of Dungannon.  📲#rténews #tyrone #bonfire #rte #news #northernireland #fyp

Tributes have been paid to a teenager who died while swimming in Laytown, Co Meath. The boy has been named locally as 15-year-old Kofi Owusu, who had been living in the Blackrock area of Dundalk, Co Louth. The popular secondary school student had just completed his Junior Certificate and was also credited with being very athletic. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #leinster #meath #ireland

An orphanage in Tanzania has sent their support to Donegal ahead of the All-Ireland football final against Kerry this Sunday - with a rendition of “Jimmy’s Winning Matches”. The children learned the anthem alongside the basics of Gaelic Football as part of a volunteer programme in which five Irish teachers visited the Rafiki Sana Foundation this month. #donegal #allireland #gaa #rtenews

Irish Travellers living on London’s largest authorised caravan site are being asked to leave due to fire safety concerns. The community argues that moving to “bricks and mortar” accommodation is not “culturally appropriate” and it wants an alternative site in the area instead. 📲#rténews #rte #fyp #london #ireland #irish #news #irishnews

The Raise the Roof campaign group held a rally outside the Dáil calling for urgent Government action on Ireland’s housing and homelessness crisis. The group is coordinated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and is supported by most Opposition parties. Hundreds of people gathered in Molesworth Street opposite Leinster House for the protest and the street was closed to traffic. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #raisetheroof #housing #ireland

Emeis is the State’s leading provider of private nursing home care. RTÉ had a fully trained healthcare assistant go undercover to document the standard of care at their Beneavin Manor facility in Dublin. In one incident captured during filming, an elderly resident with lewy dementia was moved at pace down a corridor while another carer held him by the waistband of his trousers. “Holding someone by the trousers is a form of restraint,” said Professor Amanda Phelan from DCU. “It directs that individual and acts as a mechanism of control.” Watch RTÉ Investigates: Inside Ireland’s Nursing Homes on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player at 9.35pm this evening.

US President Donald Trump joked about escaped migrants getting eaten by Florida wildlife as he headed to the official opening of a detention centre dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Critics of his harsh immigration crackdown have called the site in a reptile-filled Everglades swamp inhumane, while environmental protesters oppose its construction in a national park. But Mr Trump, who has launched a tough crackdown on undocumented migrants since returning to power, doubled down on the idea as he left the White House. #trump #alligatoralcatraz #florida #everglades #rtenews

Tens of thousands of women have taken part in this year’s VHI women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin. It is the largest all-female event of its kind in the world, with an estimated 28,000 women taking part. 📲#rténews #rte #minimarathon #marathon #dublin #fyp

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sparred over the cost of renovations of the central bank’s Washington headquarters. The Fed leader said the president was wrong about the cost of the overhaul. 📲#rte #trump #us #usnews #news

Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has thanked the people of Ireland for the role they played in the making of his Oscar-winning movie Braveheart. Mr Gibson, who directed, produced and starred in the 1995 film, was speaking in Trim today as part of a series of events that are taking place to mark the 30th anniversary of the making of the movie. Despite its Scottish setting, the iconic film was primarily shot in Ireland with locations in counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow providing the landscape for many of its medieval scenes. Link in bio to read more 📲 #rtenews #melgibson #braveheart #ireland

YouTube is to be included in Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s. The Australian government has announced it is reversing an earlier decision to exempt YouTube from the ban, which takes effect in December. YouTube says it is used by nearly three-quarters of Australians aged 13 to 15, and should not be classified as social media because its main activity is hosting videos. #australia #youtube #socialmedia #anthonyalbanese #teenagers

How did you find English Paper 1? The #LeavingCert began this morning with English Paper 1 and students at St Brendan’s Community School in Co Offaly have been reacting to the exam paper. #leavingcert2025 #rtenews #englishexam

The Tánaiste has said he is “deeply concerned” after a number of attacks on Indian citizens in recent weeks, adding that the Irish health service would “fall over” if it weren’t for the Indian community. Simon Harris is due to meet with the India Ireland Council tomorrow, and said he will work with the community to see what the Government can do to help. Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy has also called for a stronger policing response in the wake of the recent attacks. Link in bio to read more 📲 #rtenews