RSS Parrot

BETA

🦜 News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines | RTÉ

@www.rte.ie.news@rss-parrot.net

I'm an automated parrot! I relay a website's RSS feed to the Fediverse. Every time a new post appears in the feed, I toot about it. Follow me to get all new posts in your Mastodon timeline! Brought to you by the RSS Parrot.

---

Get all of the latest breaking local and international news stories as they happen, with up to the minute updates and analysis, from Ireland's National Broadcaster

Your feed and you don't want it here? Just e-mail the birb.

Site URL: www.rte.ie/news

Feed URL: www.rte.ie/feeds/rss/?index=/news

Posts: 260

Followers: 40

Meta defends AI smart glasses amid criticism

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1023/1596672-meta-smart-glasses/

Published: October 23, 2026 18:26

Meta's AI smart glasses have been branded "creepy" and an invasion of privacy amid cases of people using them to secretly film women and girls and then posting the footage to social media without their consent.

Melania Trump claims ceasefire in Russian-held Oleshky

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1023/1596633-russia-ukraine/

Published: October 23, 2026 14:37

The White House has claimed US first lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled ⁠city of Oleshky, which will begin on 29 October.

Russian embassy criticises McEntee over Dáil statement

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/1023/1596604-russia-embassy-mcentee/

Published: October 23, 2026 12:01

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence has been accused of making "reprehensible and misleading" comments in the Dáil about Russia's role in the UN Security Council and its approach to UN peacekeeping missions.

Netanyahu orders lockdown of West Bank after fatal attack

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1023/1596560-israel-west-ban-gaza/

Published: October 23, 2026 08:10

Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis today before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections.

Gadi Eisenkot - Israel's 'not Netanyahu' candidate

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1023/1596529-israel-election-analysis/

Published: October 23, 2026 05:00

Next Tuesday, Israelis choose between a prime minister who has led them for much of the last two decades - and a former army chief who has been in politics for less than four years.

Brand accuser 'vulnerable' after alleged rape, court told

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1022/1596508-russell-brand-court/

Published: October 22, 2026 18:27

A Russell Brand fan who was allegedly raped by the comedian went from being a "bright, bubbly and confident girl" to battling alcoholism and mental health struggles, a court has heard.

Man who threw roof tiles at gardaí during standoff jailed

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1022/1596479-criminal-damage-tiles/

Published: October 22, 2026 14:21

A former lighting technician for film and TV who spent four hours on a roof during a standoff with the Armed Support Unit has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Storm Boelo to bring 'strong winds' to Northern Ireland

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1022/1596438-storm-boelo/

Published: October 22, 2026 11:18

The UK Met Office said Storm Boelo will bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England at the weekend.

Video on hugging consent taken down after criticism

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1022/1596434-consent-video-drcc/

Published: October 22, 2026 10:55

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has taken down three online video advertisements related to its 'We Consent' campaign, following criticism of one advert in particular.

What is PHP and how has it raised hacking fears?

https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2026/1022/1596430-php-security-flaw/

Published: October 22, 2026 10:12

Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline as organisations worldwide work to fend off would-be hackers, but what is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?

Companies and govts step up cyber defences after PHP flaw

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1022/1596428-php-ai-issue/

Published: October 22, 2026 09:53

Companies and governments around the world are racing to patch vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language, as experts reported a surge in hacking attempts following their disclosure.

Burnham urges Stormont leaders to set budget

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1022/1596375-burnham-ni-budget/

Published: October 22, 2026 01:34

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pressed Northern Ireland ministers to agree a devolved budget, insisting the onus cannot always be on the UK government to resolve Stormont's financial problems.

Meta ordered to pay $25bn in user data privacy case

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1022/1596374-meta-25bn-case/

Published: October 22, 2026 00:25

A judge in the US state of New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion (€22.2bn) to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

One dead, eight injured in Saudi airport attack

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1022/1596373-saudi-airport-attack/

Published: October 21, 2026 23:35

An attack targeting the King Fahd International Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia's Dammam killed one person and injured eight others yesterday evening, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said.

Air pollution causes 1,500 premature deaths a year - EPA

https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2026/1022/1596357-air-quality/

Published: October 21, 2026 23:01

An estimated 1,500 people are dying prematurely in Ireland each year because of exposure to air pollution, despite the country meeting all existing European Union air-quality standards.

Gardaí await post-mortem results of couple found dead

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1022/1596365-bray-deaths/

Published: October 21, 2026 23:01

Gardaí are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on the bodies of a man and a woman found dead in Bray to help determine the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Mother told murder accused to let brother go, court told

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/1021/1596345-courts-robert-oconnor/

Published: October 21, 2026 17:27

A 32-year-old man accused of murdering three members of his family in their Co Louth home described to gardaí how his mother had asked him to let his younger brother with additional needs go as he held them by knife point, a jury has heard.

60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster marked in UK

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/1021/1596340-aberfan-disaster/

Published: October 21, 2026 16:59

Tributes have been paid to the strength and resilience of the community in Aberfan, Wales, on the 60th anniversary of a disaster which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults.

Developing El Niño has potential to become strongest ever

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1021/1596337-el-nino-climate/

Published: October 21, 2026 16:53

With the prospect of an unprecedented El Niño event over the coming months, the UN is warning of widespread disruption to global weather patterns, increased drought and flooding.

'Substantial hole' in defence of Gaza student visa denial

https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/1021/1596272-gaza-student-case/

Published: October 21, 2026 11:05

A judge hearing a judicial review of a Minister for Justice decision to deny a study visa to a student in Gaza has said there is "a substantial hole" in the case being put forward by the minister in defence of that decision.

~ 160 additional posts are not shown ~