Richard Downes
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As we broadcast our final #RTENationwide prog of 2025 this evening, we’d like to thank you for watching & supporting us throughout the year & wish you all a very happy Christmas & New year - @RTENationwide Monday, Wednesday & Fridays on @RTEOne at 7pm & RTE1+1 at 8pm @rte 🎄✨
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Is dere anyting to be said for a bit of auld comphuters lads … surely this would be all over by now
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If you can’t vote because you’re having a baby in hospital … I mean, I really give up
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We are 200 metres from Pearse station … put the train into the station !!!
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First of our reports tonight from the campaign trail in western Pennsylvania. We’ve been to the swingiest county in the swingiest State. @RTE_PrimeTime 9.35pm RTE One.
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I know this is relatively minor, keeping in mind the biggest chunk of transport in the capital city has broken down (after being closed for 4 days of maintenance!) but you know … details matter … @TFIupdates @IrishRail
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And can you tell the driver that he’s not pressing the right button because no one can hear him after the bing bong @TFIupdates @IrishRail
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Wtf … sitting on a stationary dart for more than an hour and fifteen minutes … #freethedartcaptives @IrishRail @TFIupdates
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'General election: How electoral register flaws skew turnout data' With a general election looming, some analysts are concerned about low voter turnout and the state of the electoral register. READ @ConorMcMorrow: https://t.co/w2MaFOeLR8
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With a general election on the horizon, election analysts are concerned about voter turnout and the state of the electoral register.
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Revealed: Housing Agency chief sold property to McVerry Trust. The sale of a property to the Peter McVerry Trust by the CEO of the Housing Agency raises "blatant" conflict of interest concerns. READ @MurphyPaule: https://t.co/5rnkx8cUVN
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The sale of an investment property by the CEO of the Housing Agency to the Peter McVerry Trust raises "blatant" conflict of interest concerns, according to a corporate goverance expert
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The Somali TV journalist who fled terrorists for refuge in Dublin https://t.co/oqnur5E905 via @rte #rtept
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Prominent Somali TV reporter Salman Jamal Said tells Prime Time of the attempts on his life from an Islamist militant group in Somalia to his journey, via people smugglers, to Ireland.
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'Road deaths: 2024 numbers point to 15% year on year rise' As the number of road fatalities this year crosses the tragic threshold of 100, @JackMcCarronKK analyses the data to see what can be understood. READ: https://t.co/aYfoMX3grH
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As the number of road fatalities this year crosses the tragic threshold of 100, Prime Time analyses the data to see what can be understood.
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'Desperate Taylor Swift fans hit with ticket scams on social media' Posting as a Swiftie on a new social media profile, @LouiseByrneNews sees how die-hard fans are being targetted by scammers ahead of sold-out Dublin shows. READ: https://t.co/vlANojUmVQ…
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As die-hard Swifties scramble for last-minute tickets to three sold-out Dublin concerts, some desperate fans are being targetted by unscrupulous scammers across social media.
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Declan Brady will serve nine years in prison for his role in the 2016 murder of Noel Kirwan. But what do we know about the crime figure nicknamed ‘Mr Nobody’ who only got involved in criminality in his forties? READ @barrycummins12: https://t.co/2qIyBNVApi
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Convicted criminal Declan Brady was sentenced to ten years in prison on Monday for his involvement in the 2016 murder of Noel Kirwan. But what do we know about the crime figure nicknamed 'Mr Nobody'...
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Thousands of Ukrainian refugees are facing uncertain futures with campaigners calling on the Government to reconsider the extent of the proposed reductions to welfare payments. READ @LouiseByrneNews: https://t.co/TXlngi6OVt
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Campaigners who are appealing to the Government to reconsider proposed reductions welfare payments to thousands of Ukrainian say the uncertainty is causing "huge stress"
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"Somebody that's capable of this type of violence is still walking freely on our streets." The family of a man who died following a one-punch attack has called for anyone who has information to contact Gardaí. READ @barrycummins12: https://t.co/GoYzREz48v
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The family of a man who died following a one-punch attack last year has spoken of their devastation and called for anyone who has information about the incident to contact Gardaí
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NEW: Illegal activities to launder the identities of horses and compromise the integrity of the human food chain have been uncovered as part of an RTÉ investigation. READ @conor_w_ryan: https://t.co/YKn9I3iZvt WATCH: @RTEOne | 9.35pm #rteinvestigates | @RTENews
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Illegal activities to launder the identities of horses and compromise the integrity of the human food chain have been uncovered at a site connected to the country's only active abattoir for horses.
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Internal Peter McVerry Trust documents show up to €40m in restricted donations was diverted for other purposes, including to cover running costs by the charity. Watch @MurphyPaule's investigation on @RTEOne at 9.35pm. READ: https://t.co/CcdebGDhkP
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Internal documents obtained from inside the Peter McVerry Trust show significant breaches of trust between it and donor organisations, and cast new light on issues raised about its corporate govern...
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