Rita O’Reilly
@ritaoreilly.bsky.social
Journalist, RTÉ TV Current Affairs / RTÉ Investigates
@rte.ie Ireland’s national public service media
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“The report paints an unflattering picture of Trump's envoy doing a good impression of a useful idiot.”
Trump's peace plan had Russian fingerprints all over it - and now we know why
Trump's peace plan had Russian fingerprints all over it - and now we know why
In this story, there's no substitute for hard news.
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
“The report paints an unflattering picture of Trump's envoy doing a good impression of a useful idiot.”
“A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the US Attorney hand-picked by President Donald Trump to bring the cases was unlawfully appointed.”
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Cases against Comey and James dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the US Attorney hand-picked by President Donald Trump t...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the US Attorney hand-picked by President Donald Trump to bring the cases was unlawfully appointed.”
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Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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Ten people were killed in a heavy overnight Russian missile and drone attack that struck a residential tower block in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said.
10 dead, dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that an overnight Russian attack killed nine people, wounded dozens more and damaged energy and transport infrastructure.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ten people were killed in a heavy overnight Russian missile and drone attack that struck a residential tower block in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said.
Car Industry Linked to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
NYT & @theexamination.org
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Blood tests from 70 Ogijo residents found harmful levels of lead in 7 out of 10 people. And lead recycled in Nigeria went into batteries found under the hoods of millions of U.S. cars.
NYT & @theexamination.org
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Blood tests from 70 Ogijo residents found harmful levels of lead in 7 out of 10 people. And lead recycled in Nigeria went into batteries found under the hoods of millions of U.S. cars.
How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Car Industry Linked to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
NYT & @theexamination.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Blood tests from 70 Ogijo residents found harmful levels of lead in 7 out of 10 people. And lead recycled in Nigeria went into batteries found under the hoods of millions of U.S. cars.
NYT & @theexamination.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Blood tests from 70 Ogijo residents found harmful levels of lead in 7 out of 10 people. And lead recycled in Nigeria went into batteries found under the hoods of millions of U.S. cars.
The president of the USA: “You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him, or didn’t like him, things happen.
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‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
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November 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The president of the USA: “You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him, or didn’t like him, things happen.
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Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
Minister has been offered the role of managing director and has he informed the Taoiseach and Tánaiste that he will accept it
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned that AI technology is "prone to errors" and should not be relied upon. [Despite this admission, Google continues to steal publisher traffic by publishing misleading AI summaries]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned that AI technology is "prone to errors" and should not be relied upon. [Despite this admission, Google continues to steal publisher traffic by publishing misleading AI summaries]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One very quick thing the government could do to fill vacant posts in the health care sector is to STOP GIVING PEOPLE A STAMP 3 INSTEAD OF STAMP 4. It's absurd at a time of full employment that we are giving people the right to live here but not work
#speirghorm
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#speirghorm
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HSE facing bill of more than €720m for agency workers as thousands of staff jobs remain unfilled
The HSE is on course to spend more than €720m hiring agency workers this year while not filling more than 3,700 staff jobs for which it has funding.
www.independent.ie
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
One very quick thing the government could do to fill vacant posts in the health care sector is to STOP GIVING PEOPLE A STAMP 3 INSTEAD OF STAMP 4. It's absurd at a time of full employment that we are giving people the right to live here but not work
#speirghorm
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#speirghorm
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“Piggy” is particularly egregious but he tells reporters to shut up all the time. He insults them personally and asks where they work before telling them they’re bad people.
The only way to know this is by watching the unedited videos because it’s so routine that it’s not considered newsworthy.
The only way to know this is by watching the unedited videos because it’s so routine that it’s not considered newsworthy.
Reporters shouldn’t have to take that shit just because he’s president.
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“Piggy” is particularly egregious but he tells reporters to shut up all the time. He insults them personally and asks where they work before telling them they’re bad people.
The only way to know this is by watching the unedited videos because it’s so routine that it’s not considered newsworthy.
The only way to know this is by watching the unedited videos because it’s so routine that it’s not considered newsworthy.
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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission, accusing it of using generative AI in public documents
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ICCL files complaint on European Commission over ChatGPT
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission accusing it of using generative AI in public documents.
www.rte.ie
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission, accusing it of using generative AI in public documents
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Sensational! — Ireland make it to World Cup playoffs with Troy Parrott hat trick — the last one in the last minute of extra time
#KickasaParrott
World Cup qualifier: Hungary v Ireland updates www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
#KickasaParrott
World Cup qualifier: Hungary v Ireland updates www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
World Cup qualifier: Hungary v Ireland updates
The Republic of Ireland look to replicate their Thursday night performance against Portugal in Budapest, where a win is needed to secure a World Cup play-off spot.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sensational! — Ireland make it to World Cup playoffs with Troy Parrott hat trick — the last one in the last minute of extra time
#KickasaParrott
World Cup qualifier: Hungary v Ireland updates www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
#KickasaParrott
World Cup qualifier: Hungary v Ireland updates www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
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#Breaking Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth
Five young people dead, three injured in Dundalk crash
Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#Breaking Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth
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Gaza resembles "something out of a Mad Max movie", with lawlessness on the streets and amputations carried out on children daily, an Irish surgeon who left Palestinian territory this week has said
Gaza now resembles 'Mad Max movie', says Irish surgeon
Gaza resembles "something out of a Mad Max movie", with lawlessness on the streets and amputations carried out on children daily, an Irish surgeon who left Palestinian territory this week has said.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Gaza resembles "something out of a Mad Max movie", with lawlessness on the streets and amputations carried out on children daily, an Irish surgeon who left Palestinian territory this week has said
Read: Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
Watch: Tonight, 21:35, RTÉ1,
#RTÉInvestigates
Reporter Pamela Fraher & producer Philip Gallagher
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Watch: Tonight, 21:35, RTÉ1,
#RTÉInvestigates
Reporter Pamela Fraher & producer Philip Gallagher
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Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
A court interpreter who worked on Ireland's first and only FGM case that was overturned on appeal over translation errors assisted in more than 240 other cases for the Irish Court Services
www.rte.ie
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Read: Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
Watch: Tonight, 21:35, RTÉ1,
#RTÉInvestigates
Reporter Pamela Fraher & producer Philip Gallagher
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
Watch: Tonight, 21:35, RTÉ1,
#RTÉInvestigates
Reporter Pamela Fraher & producer Philip Gallagher
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
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A little more than ten years ago, the US and China's joint commitment to combat climate change paved the way for the Paris Agreement. Now, the US has turned its back on climate policy while China forges ahead with renewables.
US and China were once united on climate, no longer
A little more than ten years ago, the US and China's joint commitment to combat climate change paved the way for the Paris Agreement. Now the US has turned its back on climate policy while China forge...
www.rte.ie
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A little more than ten years ago, the US and China's joint commitment to combat climate change paved the way for the Paris Agreement. Now, the US has turned its back on climate policy while China forges ahead with renewables.
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Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
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Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
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Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.
Here are seven takeaways from election night.
Here are seven takeaways from election night.
7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.
Here are seven takeaways from election night.
Here are seven takeaways from election night.
Social campaigner Sr. Stan has died
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stan dies aged 86
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86. Known to many as Sr Stan she died this morning after at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown.
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Social campaigner Sr. Stan has died
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
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Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stan dies aged 86
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86. Known to many as Sr Stan she died this morning after at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown.
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
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Lawyers for survivors of the 1981 Stardust fire have called on the Government for an urgent update on a compensation package for those injured.
Survivors call for urgent update on Stardust compensation
Lawyers for survivors of the 1981 Stardust fire have called on the Government for an urgent update on a compensation package for those injured.
www.rte.ie
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Lawyers for survivors of the 1981 Stardust fire have called on the Government for an urgent update on a compensation package for those injured.
