https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:11:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1123/1418178-ufo-phenomenon/This summer, US Congress heard claims the US government had covered up collecting and reverse engineering crashed UFOs. Although there was no evidence to support the claims, the subject of UFOs was brought sharply back in focus.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:48:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1123/1418178-ufo-phenomenon/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1123/1418244-mcentee-this-is-not-about-streets-being-safe/Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that unrest in Dublin on Thursday was instigated by a group of people who set out to 'wreak havoc and sow division.'Thu, 23 Nov 2023 22:42:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1123/1418244-mcentee-this-is-not-about-streets-being-safe/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1121/1417821-dont-ignore-red-flags-sisters-of-murder-victim-speak-out/The sisters of an Irish woman who was murdered a month ago in New York have spoken publicly to call on people to recognise red flags which could indicate the potential for violent relationships.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:18:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1121/1417821-dont-ignore-red-flags-sisters-of-murder-victim-speak-out/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1116/1416927-ballyhaunis-to-blackrock-the-local-take-on-new-house-price-stats/Data released by the Central Statistics Office showed that in the 12 months to September, property prices decreased in Dublin but rose outside the capital. Prime Time visited two Eircodes to find out what's driving trends.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:40:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1116/1416927-ballyhaunis-to-blackrock-the-local-take-on-new-house-price-stats/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1114/1416537-rte-dg-says-he-has-engaged-with-opposition-parties-on-plan/RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has said he has engaged with non-government parties, including Sinn Féin, about his plan for the future of the national public service broadcaster.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:44:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1114/1416537-rte-dg-says-he-has-engaged-with-opposition-parties-on-plan/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1115/1416502-ukrainian-footage-from-sudan-casts-an-irish-meeting-in-new-light/A surprising September meeting in Shannon Airport of two leaders from Ukraine and Sudan has been cast in a new light, following revelations over the last week in the Ukrainian media.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:30:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1115/1416502-ukrainian-footage-from-sudan-casts-an-irish-meeting-in-new-light/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1114/1416402-from-above-what-satellite-images-show-of-israels-move-into-gaza/As the Israeli military's ground forces advance into Gaza City, Prime Time has been compiling satellite images taken in recent weeks into a single detailed image, to try to understand the scale of operations and destruction.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:52:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1114/1416402-from-above-what-satellite-images-show-of-israels-move-into-gaza/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1109/1415636-step-by-step-the-garda-investigation-into-josef-puska/The taking of Jozef Puska's DNA by Tullamore gardaí was a crucial step in the investigation, writes Barry Cummins.Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:36:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1109/1415636-step-by-step-the-garda-investigation-into-josef-puska/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1109/1415698-web-summit-claims-strong-sales-despite-cosgrave-controversy/The Ireland-based conferencing company, Web Summit, says "only a very small number" of people have cancelled plans to attend their upcoming event in Lisbon, despite an open letter being published in which 300 Israeli entrepreneurs called for a boycott.Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:08:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1109/1415698-web-summit-claims-strong-sales-despite-cosgrave-controversy/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1107/1415097-dozens-of-electric-buses-not-in-use-due-to-lack-of-charge-points/Dozens of zero-emission buses ordered by the National Transport Authority 18 months ago are not yet in service, partly due to delays in installing charging infrastructure at two Dublin bus depots.Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:49:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1107/1415097-dozens-of-electric-buses-not-in-use-due-to-lack-of-charge-points/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1102/1414385-interactive-map-israels-ground-activity-in-gaza/This interactive map can be used to understand key locations relating to recent events and what is known about the Israeli military activity in northern Gaza.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:07:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1102/1414385-interactive-map-israels-ground-activity-in-gaza/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1101/1414112-irish-citizen-stuck-in-gaza-makes-emotional-plea-for-ceasefire/An Irish citizen in Gaza City has made an emotional plea for help from the Irish Government, as Israeli airstrikes continue to bombard the besieged enclave.Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:29:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1101/1414112-irish-citizen-stuck-in-gaza-makes-emotional-plea-for-ceasefire/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1031/1413167-a-blizzard-regional-services-fear-growing-scale-of-cocaine-use/Addiction counsellors in rural areas, including in parts of Donegal, Sligo, Galway and Clare, say there has been an increase in the number of people presenting with cocaine addiction, as gardaí say cocaine detections are also rising.Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:55:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1031/1413167-a-blizzard-regional-services-fear-growing-scale-of-cocaine-use/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1026/1413142-does-dublin-need-an-elected-mayor-not-everyone-agrees/A Citizens' Assembly has recommended that Dublin should have a directly elected mayor, but is it workable?Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:44:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1026/1413142-does-dublin-need-an-elected-mayor-not-everyone-agrees/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1026/1413242-whos-dr-ryan-calls-for-immediate-humanitarian-ceasefire-in-gaza/The Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:09:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1026/1413242-whos-dr-ryan-calls-for-immediate-humanitarian-ceasefire-in-gaza/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1025/1412877-how-gazas-fuel-crisis-has-triggered-a-water-crisis/As fuel dwindles in Gaza, getting access to clean drinking water is becoming more and more difficult for its 2.3 million residents.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1025/1412877-how-gazas-fuel-crisis-has-triggered-a-water-crisis/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1024/1412779-could-changes-to-our-weather-warning-system-prevent-flood-damage/Despite prior warnings that the risk of flooding was a possibility due to Storm Babet, some businesses and organisations suffered severe damage to their premises and equipment. So how does Ireland's weather-warning system work and is it fit for purpose?Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:50:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1024/1412779-could-changes-to-our-weather-warning-system-prevent-flood-damage/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1023/1412528-how-tension-in-the-middle-east-is-moving-beyond-gaza-and-israel/Beyond Gaza, tension has been growing in the Middle East in recent days with air strikes in Syria, bombs falling in Lebanon and violence erupting in the West Bank. Here are some of the key developments in recent days.Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:49:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1023/1412528-how-tension-in-the-middle-east-is-moving-beyond-gaza-and-israel/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1019/1411606-climate-anxiety/Studies show a growing number of young people suffer from anxiety about the climate crisis, but do Irish young people share that anxiety and do some even suffer from 'doomerism'?Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1019/1411606-climate-anxiety/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1019/1411802-what-is-known-about-the-blast-at-the-hospital-in-gaza/With organisations like Amnesty International calling for an independent investigation to establish the full facts, what is known about what happened at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza as it stands?Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:22:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1019/1411802-what-is-known-about-the-blast-at-the-hospital-in-gaza/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1017/1411435-israel-hamas-how-did-the-conflict-get-to-this-point/As Israel prepares for the next phase of its war against Hamas, we trace the roots of the conflict back to the early 2000s.Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:08:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1017/1411435-israel-hamas-how-did-the-conflict-get-to-this-point/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1017/1411223-fentanyl-could-the-killer-drug-reach-our-streets/Fentanyl is up to 100 times more potent than morphine and many times that of heroin but is its arrival in Ireland inevitable and are we prepared?Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:20:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1017/1411223-fentanyl-could-the-killer-drug-reach-our-streets/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1012/1410574-taoiseach-says-israeli-actions-in-gaza-not-acceptable/An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticised Israel for cutting off electricity and water supplies to Gaza, describing the actions as "not acceptable," and saying they may breach international law.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:53:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1012/1410574-taoiseach-says-israeli-actions-in-gaza-not-acceptable/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1010/1410150-whats-in-budget-24-for-you-if-youre-around-24/So, what might people in their 20s benefit from this Budget Day? Prime Time and KPMG have crunched the numbers.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:50:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1010/1410150-whats-in-budget-24-for-you-if-youre-around-24/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1003/1408594-how-an-unexpected-dublin-flight-path-has-caused-airport-outrage/Families who have unexpectedly found themselves living under a new flight path following the opening of Dublin Airport's north runway last year are calling for the Government to intervene and force the Dublin Airport Authority to change their air routes.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:45:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1003/1408594-how-an-unexpected-dublin-flight-path-has-caused-airport-outrage/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1003/1407687-prisoners-in-our-home-parents-of-autistic-son-plead-for-help/The parents of a nine-year-old child with severe autism say they have been unable to access the services that are meant to help their son.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:17:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1003/1407687-prisoners-in-our-home-parents-of-autistic-son-plead-for-help/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1010/1408800-budget-2024-how-did-a-middle-income-and-lone-parent-family-do/Prime Time spoke with two families pre and post Budget 2024 to see how they were affected by the measures introduced by Government.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:27:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/1010/1408800-budget-2024-how-did-a-middle-income-and-lone-parent-family-do/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0929/1408099-family-of-man-who-died-during-ironman-hit-out-at-2024-plans/The family of Brendan Wall who died at an Ironman triathlon event in Youghal in August has reacted angrily to Cork County Council's announcement that it will proceed with hosting the event in 2024.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:33:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0929/1408099-family-of-man-who-died-during-ironman-hit-out-at-2024-plans/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0928/1407958-how-drug-boat-shipments-can-get-put-together-and-taken-apart/Barry Cummins on gaining access to a seized vessel which had been used to transport millions of euros worth of cocaine across the Atlantic, and the law enforcement efforts to find such boatsThu, 28 Sep 2023 22:56:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0928/1407958-how-drug-boat-shipments-can-get-put-together-and-taken-apart/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0927/1407624-cork-county-council-gives-green-light-to-ironman-youghal-2024/Cork County Council has given its support to the Ironman Youghal event going ahead next year.Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:09:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0927/1407624-cork-county-council-gives-green-light-to-ironman-youghal-2024/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0927/1407661-curacao-to-cork-heres-what-we-know-about-mv-matthews-journey/Before reaching Irish waters, the MV Matthew undertook a five-week journey, where it spent time off the Guyana coast, changed its name, and underwent a safety inspection.Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:43:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0927/1407661-curacao-to-cork-heres-what-we-know-about-mv-matthews-journey/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0926/1407362-be-very-careful-three-irish-stories-of-overseas-surrogacy/As a bill that seeks to regulate aspects of surrogacy goes before cabinet, Prime Time spoke to families who have used international surrogates.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:35:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0926/1407362-be-very-careful-three-irish-stories-of-overseas-surrogacy/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0926/1407376-concern-surrogacy-laws-may-lead-to-coercion-of-intended-parents/Advocates for surrogacy in Ireland say they are concerned proposed new laws, which would ban compensation of surrogates abroad, could risk creating "hidden payments" that could be used to coerce intended parents.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:45:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0926/1407376-concern-surrogacy-laws-may-lead-to-coercion-of-intended-parents/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0921/1406657-reports-into-ironman-event-shed-new-light-on-how-races-proceeded/Prime Time has obtained two previously unpublished reports which shed new light on what happened prior to the controversial Ironman Youghal event on 20 August in which two men diedThu, 21 Sep 2023 21:48:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0921/1406657-reports-into-ironman-event-shed-new-light-on-how-races-proceeded/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0919/1406225-temple-street-review/A UK consultant has been commissioned to examine "the clinical care provided by an individual consultant based at Temple Street."Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:54:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0919/1406225-temple-street-review/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0914/1405219-markets-failure-locals-demand-urgent-action-as-iveagh-decays/Built in 1906 and given to Dublin city as a gift to the people by the Guinness family, the Iveagh Markets have been closed to the people for 27 years.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:06:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0914/1405219-markets-failure-locals-demand-urgent-action-as-iveagh-decays/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0914/1405329-quinn-says-he-visited-priest-to-discuss-paymaster-comments/Seán Quinn says he visited a local priest to speak to him about controversial 'paymaster' comments he had made from the altar in 2019 in the wake of a vicious attack on businessman Kevin Lunney.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:52:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0914/1405329-quinn-says-he-visited-priest-to-discuss-paymaster-comments/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0912/1404732-should-ireland-allow-euthanasia-we-went-to-see-how-it-can-work/As the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying prepares to resume, Louise Byrne reports from Belgium and the Netherlands, where euthanasia has been legal for two decades.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:00:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0912/1404732-should-ireland-allow-euthanasia-we-went-to-see-how-it-can-work/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0912/1404742-cava-and-music-how-one-euthanasia-patient-spent-their-final-day/76-year-old Gilbert Rooms was one of almost 3,000 people who availed of assisted dying in Belgium last year. Louise Byrne met his wife Hedwig Vrancken in Antwerp to get one perspective on euthanasia.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:06:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0912/1404742-cava-and-music-how-one-euthanasia-patient-spent-their-final-day/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0906/1403835-landlord-raffling-rooms-as-students-scramble-for-beds/The race to secure a bed in third-level student accommodation ahead of the academic year has led to some landlords "raffling" off rooms such is the demand across the country.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:46:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0906/1403835-landlord-raffling-rooms-as-students-scramble-for-beds/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0905/1403578-mould-and-debt-add-to-homeowners-mica-and-pyrite-nightmares/Just one of the problems faced by families dealing with defective blocks would be a homeowners' worst nightmare, but in recent times another problem has been growing. Mould is emerging in the houses.Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:23:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0905/1403578-mould-and-debt-add-to-homeowners-mica-and-pyrite-nightmares/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0830/1402567-temple-bar-arguably-safer-than-ever-says-ceo-of-business-group/The CEO of Temple Bar Company says Temple Bar is "arguably safer than it has ever been" despite concerns about several high-profile assaults, drug problems and anti-social behaviour locally, and in the wider Dublin city centre area, in recent months.Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:57:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0830/1402567-temple-bar-arguably-safer-than-ever-says-ceo-of-business-group/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0824/1401510-commissioner-gra-no-confidence-vote/Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has rejected the validity of the "no confidence" ballot recently held by the Garda Representative Association (GRA).Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:42:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0824/1401510-commissioner-gra-no-confidence-vote/Prime Timehttps://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0823/1401249-blue-flight-three-former-guards-speak-about-leaving-the-force/So far this year, 71 members have left An Garda Síochána, according to the Department of Justice. That's up from 41 in 2017. It means the attrition rate of the force has almost doubled in five years.Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:04:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0823/1401249-blue-flight-three-former-guards-speak-about-leaving-the-force/Prime Time