Laura Fletcher

1 month ago | rte.ie | Laura Fletcher |Paschal Sheehy

Thousands of people are taking part in a protest in Dublin city centre to mark International Women's Day. It is one of a number of protest marches organised in towns and cities around the country calling for more government action on gender violence. The marches were organised by the ROSA socialist feminist movement and are supported by a number of survivors of gender-based violence, including Hazel Behan, Paula Doyle and Natasha O'Brien who were among those leading the Dublin march.

2 months ago | rte.ie | Laura Fletcher

Gardaí are continuing to question a man in connection with the death of a woman in Waterford city. The woman was found unresponsive at a house on O'Brien Street yesterday morning. The course of a Garda investigation into the death of the woman will be determined by findings of the post mortem examination, which is due to be carried out later this morning. Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a house in Waterford city shortly after 10am yesterday morning.

Jan 19, 2025 | rte.ie | Laura Fletcher

This week we heard from some of the more than 400 Ukrainians who have lived in Youghal, Co Cork for the past couple of years but have now been told they have to move. We heard how most had moved to the Quality Hotel in Redbarn outside Youghal in 2022 and how they had integrated into the community. 11-year-old Nadia said how upset she was at the prospect of having to leave. "I like the school and I have so many friends in this hotel. I don't want to leave. School is so important to me.

Jan 11, 2025 | rte.ie | Laura Fletcher

An Irish couple who had to flee their Los Angeles home amid the Palisades Fire said much of their community has been destroyed. Dermot and Anne Tuohy describe themselves as among "the lucky ones". "We live in Pacific Palisades, there are two parts to the Palisades, one is called the 'village' and the other is called the Highlands. We live in the ‘highlands’ which was only partially destroyed, the village was fully destroyed," Mr Tuohy told RTÉ News.

Dec 10, 2024 | rte.ie | Laura Fletcher

The hot food programme for schools "needs to be evaluated," according to the HSE’s National Clinical Lead for Obesity. Professor Donal O'Shea was responding to concerns raised by primary school teacher and nutritionist Shaun Conaghan. Mr Conaghan said he was "very hopeful" when the hot food programme was first rolled out, but said "unfortunately some of the major providers are providing foods that we know increase obesity risk and we just need to do better".