Jack McCarron

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack McCarron

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2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack McCarron

Israel's renewed bombardment of Lebanon in recent weeks has once again thrown the presence of Irish peacekeepers in the region into sharp focus. But beyond the dangers of conflict itself, officials who spoke to RTÉ say United Nations (UN) missions now face a rising threat from disinformation. False claims, online propaganda, and orchestrated campaigns have increasingly fueled hostility, eroded trust, and, in some cases, put peacekeepers directly in harm’s way.

1 month ago | rte.ie | Jack McCarron |Joe Mag Raollaigh

When the Dáil reconvenes at 2pm on Tuesday, the so-called 'speaking rights' row is expected to reach a boiling point, a full three months on from November’s General Election. It has been regularly on the news agenda for months and massively disrupted the operation of our national parliament, but you would be forgiven for wondering what exactly it comes down to. Here’s the three-minute read you need to understand what the row is all about. From where did the row originate?

1 month ago | rte.ie | Jack McCarron |Mark Coughlan

Additional documentation related to the 2022 killing of Irish peacekeeper Private Seán Rooney has been provided by the United Nations to Irish authorities in recent weeks, a UN diplomatic source has confirmed. The documents were given to the Irish UN permanent mission in New York on a USB storage drive, as part of a response to a request from the Dublin City Coroner's Court.

1 month ago | rte.ie | Jack McCarron

It is a Friday night in March, and Cork's Triskel Arts Centre is sold-out. A crowd of about two hundred – mostly young women – had turned up to watch a recording of the bilingual podcast How to Gael. It was just the latest sold-out show for the podcast presented by broadcasters Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Síomha Ní Ruairc, and Louise Cantillon, as part of a nationwide tour - which is following a sold-out North American tour. "The reception has been overwhelmingly positive.