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Cara McHugh and Cathal Dowd - RTE news2day presenters in studio

news2day is back to bring you the big stories

RTÉ news2day is the news show for children bringing them stories from Ireland and around the world.

People pick their own pumpkins at Undley Pumpkin Patch in Lakenheath, Suffolk

Watch: news2day Monday, 19 October 2026

Garda and fire brigade units at the scene of a collision

news2day: How to deal with upsetting news stories

Close Up of a row of young people using mobile phones

Watch: news2day Friday, 16 October 2026

A girl and boy in their school uniform smile as they walk towards the camera - the boy is holding a RTÉ Microphone.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 15 October 2026

Two young schoolboys drawing at their desk in the classroom

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 14 October 2026

A young student talks to RTÉ in front of a Maths Week pop-up banner.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Young people on stage at an awards ceremony for Irish Girl Guides at UCD

Watch: news2day Monday, 12 October 2026

A prrotest at CUH by INMO workers

news2day: The public sector pay dispute explained

football team

Wach: news2day Friday, 9 October 2026

A boy reading at his school desk with a pile of books in the foreground

Watch: news2day Thursday, 8 October 2026

Children playing a video game in a dark room.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 7 October 2026

A boy climbs into a giant rhino playset in a playground

Watch: news2day Monday, 5 October 2026

Budget image for representation.

news2day Explainer: Breaking down Budget 2027

Explainers

Cropped hand of a female using smartphone on social media network application

news2day Explainer: EU plans to ban social media for under 13s

Children dancing in the background with a smart speaker in the foreground

news2day Explainer: Could AI music change our tunes?

Two young female friends riding electric scooter on road in city.

news2day Explainer: What are the new rules for e-scooters?

A boat near corn plants on a farm during drought conditions

news2day Explainer: All you need to know about El Niño

news2day Explainer

A notification on the Instagram app on a smartphone arranged in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect on Dec. 10, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasin

news2day Explainer: Australia bans social media for kids

Workers cool themselves in water fountains during high temperatures in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The first major heat wave of the season broke temperature records across northwest Europe, triggered water

Updated news2day Explainer: What is a heat dome?

Dublin City centre during the fuel protest

news2day Explainer: A quick guide to the fuel protests

A cruise ship in the ocean

news2day Explainer: All you need to know about hantavirus

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 15: A view of giant banner, featuring an image of the Iranian flag and the slogan reading 'Iran is our homeland, the flag is our shroud' at Enghelab Square in the capital Tehran, Iran on January 15, 2026. Iran has been rocked by wav

Updated news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer

Finn Healy in the news2day studio talking about World IBD Day - yellow background.

World IBD Day: Finn joins news2day to tell us all about it

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news2day Monday, 19 October 2026

news2day Monday, 19 October 2026

Helping kids understand upsetting news stories

Helping kids understand upsetting news stories

news2day Friday, 16 October 2026

news2day Friday, 16 October 2026

news2day Thursday, 15 October 2026

news2day Thursday, 15 October 2026

news2day Wednesday, 14 October 2026

news2day Wednesday, 14 October 2026

news2day Tuesday, 13 October 2026

news2day Tuesday, 13 October 2026

news2day Monday, 12 October 2026

news2day Monday, 12 October 2026

news2day: Update on the Public Sector Pay Deal

news2day: Update on the Public Sector Pay Deal

news2day Explainer: EU Social Media Ban for Kids

news2day Explainer: EU Social Media Ban for Kids

news2day Explainer: Donald Trump in Ireland 2026

news2day Explainer: Donald Trump in Ireland 2026

Will AI music change what we listen to?

Will AI music change what we listen to?

news2day Explainer: New e-scooter rules with Prime Time's Sarah Burke

news2day Explainer: New e-scooter rules with Prime Time's Sarah Burke

Watch: Cara's first story on news2day

Watch: Cara's first story on news2day

A hot topic explained on news2day

A hot topic explained on news2day

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Explainer: Iran Update and Strait of Hormuz

news2day Explainer: Iran Update and Strait of Hormuz

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system