RTÉ One

RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Ireland, operated by RTÉ and available for free. Launched on December 31, 1961, as Telefís Éireann, it was renamed RTÉ in 1966 and became RTÉ 1 when RTÉ 2 was introduced in 1978. The channel is primarily funded by a government licence fee, supplemented by commercial advertising, which allows it to air fewer ads compared to most other channels in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The channel reaches 98% of the Irish population in high definition through the Saorview DTT service. Viewers in Northern Ireland can also access RTÉ One via Saorview, Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media cable. Additionally, the channel's content is available online through the RTÉ Player.

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Woman given suspended sentence for cruelty to daughters

22 hours ago | rte.ie | Jennie O'Sullivan

A 41-year-old woman who stayed with her violent partner even after he grabbed one of her two young daughters by the throat and hit her head on kitchen tiles, has received a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing today after she pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty contrary to the Children's Act.
Dingley expected to leave FAI after just one year

1 day ago | rte.ie | Eoin Ryan

Hannah Dingley is understood to have resigned her position as the Football Association of Ireland's head of women and girls' football after just over a year in the job. The Welsh woman was appointed last April as the successor to Eileen Gleeson, who had been made permanent head coach of the senior women's side.
CAB puts home of convicted armed robber up for sale

1 day ago | rte.ie | Paul Reynolds

The Criminal Assets Bureau has put the home of a convicted cash-in-transit armed robber up for sale for an asking price of at least €345,000. CAB took possession of the semi-detached double-fronted five-bedroom house in Hazelbury Park in Clonee four months ago. It is to be sold at an online public auction in two weeks starting at the advised minimum value, but is expected to receive a higher price.
Satchwell told gardaí wife's death happened in a flash

1 day ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

Richard Satchwell told gardaí he could not remember the details of how his wife, Tina, died because it all happened in a flash. Mr Satchwell denies the murder of his wife in March 2017. Her body was found six-and-a-half years later buried under the stairs in their home. The jury in the trial of Mr Satchwell watched a video recording of the second interview carried out by gardaí with him, after his wife's remains were found in October 2023.
Approval for McDonald's O'Connell Street outlet make-over

1 day ago | rte.ie | Gordon Deegan

Dublin City Council has given the green light for a makeover of McDonald's flagship outlet on Dublin's O'Connell Street. But in granting planning permission, the City Council has ordered that planned pigeon protection spikes to the upper floors be omitted for the fast food giant's outlet. The Council has also ordered proposed illuminated projecting signage shall be omitted and that the "M" logo within the glazing at lower mezzanine level of the restaurant not be permitted.
ECJ to rule on Von der Leyen text message case

1 day ago | rte.ie | Tony Connelly

The European Court of Justice is to rule on whether or not European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was wrong to withhold text messages she shared with the head of a major drug company over a multi-billion euro contract to supply hundreds of millions of Covid vaccines at the height of the pandemic. The case was taken by the New York Times after the Commission refused to release the messages Ms von der Leyen had shared with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in 2021.
Unburdened McIlroy right at home in bombers paradise

1 day ago | rte.ie | Conor Neville

A glorious new dawn for Rory McIlroy this week, who, for the first time in over a decade, enters a major championship not weighed down by the baggage of agonising near misses. Safe to say, McIlroy will never again play under the extreme stress which he had to withstand on that Sunday in Augusta. It showed on that notorious miscue on the 13th, when he skewed his doddle of a chip into Rae's Creek while the commentators were wittering on about how much of a cinch it was.
Lack of deepfake laws leaving victims 'up against it'

1 day ago | rte.ie | Sharon Tobin

Scams, fraud and harassment are on the increase, as so called "deepfakes" grow in popularity and sophistication. A deepfake is when an existing image or video is altered using artifical intelligence (AI) technology. One example people may remember is the image of Pope Francis in a white puffer jacket. It was a deepfake but a very good one, and the technology is getting better by the day, in particular when it comes to video and audio.
McDonald says 'hip surgery scandal' goes back 15 years

2 days ago | rte.ie | Fergal Bowers

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said there is now confirmation for the first time that the children's "hip surgery scandal" at two Children's Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals goes back 15 years and not just the two-year period currently under review.
No guarantee skorts rule will be changed

2 days ago | rte.ie | Conor Neville

Offaly's Mairead Teehan picked up her Player of the Month award for April after their victory in the Division 2A final but there was no getting away from the issue that has generated a blitz of headlines beyond the sports pages. The skorts v shorts saga has been picked up by news outlets all over the English-speaking world and has led to female parliamentarians donning shorts in Leinster House, ever since the Dublin-Kilkenny joint-protest in their Leinster championship clash 10 days ago.