Ireland: the most watched news

The news videos watched most since yesterday on the leading news channels of Ireland.

Spanish train collision kills at least 68 as safety questions mount

A deadly train collision in Spain led Ireland’s most-watched news on RTÉ News, Ireland’s public broadcaster. Stranded cruise passengers and a deepening Stormont dispute also drew attention.

Rail safety questioned

RTÉ reported that a Renfe AVE train struck a stationary Iryo service near Urda, killing at least 68 people. Its Madrid correspondent said an IT fault had prompted manual control.

Passengers stranded

Cruise passengers in Cambodia told RTÉ they were ordered off after their operator ran out of money. One said many had sold their homes to live aboard.

Political tensions

The most watched videos

RTÉ News 30K views since yesterday

Spain crash puts fail-safe railway signaling under scrutiny

Rail expert Michael Barry explains why a fault should leave trains safely separated, as rescuers lift overturned carriages near Urda.

RTÉ News 12K views since yesterday

Drumcree row cancels joint engagements, but stops short of Stormont collapse

A Glasgow economic conference is among the practical casualties as the DUP faces pressure from within unionism to go further.

RTÉ News 7,788 views since yesterday

Ó Snodaigh approved non-charity entities, Irish court told

The Liberty Recycling investigation concerns suspected money laundering, while Sinn Féin says its lawmaker is not under criminal investigation.

RTÉ News 3,398 views since yesterday

Likud's fraud allegations target Arab parties' role in coalition talks

Edmund Heaphy's election report examines how Netanyahu's accusations could complicate the opposition's search for a governing majority.

RTÉ News 1,490 views since yesterday

Ireland's GP shortage reaches rural practices and commuter towns

Prime Time finds long appointment waits and isolated doctors, as politicians debate whether more training places can keep pace with demand.

Shorts

RTÉ News 21K views since yesterday
Stranded cruise residents weigh Thailand stay and return to US
Passenger interviews in Cambodia reveal different responses to the sudden suspension of Villa Vie Odyssey's residential voyage.
RTÉ News 7,361 views since yesterday
Ukrainian couple's guide dog is family amid Irish housing concerns
Pavlo Romaniuk's account of bringing Amigo to Ireland accompanies warnings about disabled refugees as state accommodation contracts end.
RTÉ News 7,006 views since yesterday
Hozier and Kneecap join Macklemore's Dublin benefit concert
Fans outside the 3Arena describe the guest performances and political message of the opening night of the rapper's "Free Palestine" tour.

Stories about their videos

World news 11K views since yesterday
Tel Aviv voters explain why they want a different government
Outside polling locations, interviewees describe years of waiting, queues to vote and hopes for the next generation.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 3,205 views since yesterday
Israel's high turnout sharpens Netanyahu's late appeal to voters
The election-day report also examines where an Eisenkot government might change domestic policy while maintaining continuity abroad.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 3,162 views since yesterday
Israel's election may change its government, not its Gaza policy
Secunder Kermani's analysis separates the opposition's exit-poll advantage from the difficulty of forming a coalition and the limits of a p…

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 1,852 views since yesterday
Tsikhanouskaya warns Belarus needs freedom, not revolving-door prisoner deals
The opposition leader links Russian subjugation to Europe's security, while drawing on her longstanding ties to Ireland to explain the stru…

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 13K views since yesterday
Judith Storm wins Dublin national title she never expected
Hugh Armstrong celebrates Mayo support along the course as both runners reflect on their Irish marathon titles.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026
World news 9,681 views since yesterday
Israelis fly home for brief visits with a ballot to cast
With most citizens unable to vote abroad, arrivals at Ben Gurion Airport describe short trips and hopes for political change.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026
World news 3,568 views since yesterday
McEntee seeks Irish role in EU Lebanon mission after UNIFIL
The minister links a new deployment to reform of Ireland's triple lock, while Labour calls for a national security debate first.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026
World news 2,789 views since yesterday
Hebron lockdown displaces 1,200 Palestinians, official tells RTÉ
The report pairs closed roads and house demolitions in the West Bank with a large anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel's electi…

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026
World news 1,923 views since yesterday
Dublin's Quaker heritage connects familiar businesses with silent worship
Nationwide visits meeting rooms, archives and a burial ground to explore how equality shapes the Religious Society of Friends.

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026
World news 681 views since yesterday
Waterford's Quaker trail traces refuge, trade and trust
Historian Joan Johnson connects a former meeting house, banking landmarks and the Jacob family home on a walk through the city's Cultural Q…

Channel: RTÉ News · Ireland · Story of October 27, 2026

News channels

RTÉ News
The news division of RTÉ, Ireland's public broadcaster. 255K subscribers and 181M views.