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'It's very surreal': Dublin Airport in lockdown

'It's very surreal': Dublin Airport in lockdown

With fewer than 300 passengers a day and almost all the shops closed Dublin Airport is a surreal place in lockdown. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Wed May 13 2020 - 21:03
'Balcony karaoke' hits the right note with Ringsend community

'Balcony karaoke' hits the right note with Ringsend community

Residents of Canon Mooney Gardens in Ringsend organised 'Balcony Karaoke' where locals could sing for the flats while maintaining social distancing guidelines. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 20:40
Coronavirus panic buying: 'They're the main things: gin, toilet rolls and beans'

Coronavirus panic buying: 'They're the main things: gin, toilet rolls and beans'

Customers swamped the aisles in both Sundrive and Crumlin Shopping Centres despite Government reassurances about supplies.

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 17:18
Flooding in the midlands: 'It's going to get worse'

Flooding in the midlands: 'It's going to get worse'

Water levels at Athlone have risen by 60mm on Thursday and more rain is forecast over the coming days but locals there feel their voices aren't been heard. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 15:42
Loyalists on Brexit: 'You could be a bullet away from the conflict restarting'

Loyalists on Brexit: 'You could be a bullet away from the conflict restarting'

Loyalists in Belfast are saying "there's a lot of anger" over the Irish sea border but how that will express is still an unknown among the community. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 19:52
UK election: 'It's more right-wing than Attila the Hun here'

UK election: 'It's more right-wing than Attila the Hun here'

In Beaconsfield, former Conservative MP Dominic Grieve is now running as an Independent after a dispute with the party over Brexit. His main rival is Conservative candidate and former actor Joy Morrissey. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 10:42
UK election 2019: 'It's split families and friendships up'

UK election 2019: 'It's split families and friendships up'

Sheffield Hallam is a knife edge constituency where parties that agree on Brexit can disagree on the campaign policy of Brexit. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 22:57
Border checks on the Irish sea: 'We're a bit of a thick lot, we won't put up with it'

Border checks on the Irish sea: 'We're a bit of a thick lot, we won't put up with it'

The Brexit agreement puts some customs and regulation checks at ports on the Irish sea, but is there infrastructure and personnel there to meet the demand? Video: Simon Carswell & Enda O'Dowd

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 20:56
'I could cross it 15 times a day': A day in the life of a border crossing

'I could cross it 15 times a day': A day in the life of a border crossing

The Border crossing on the M1 motorway/A1 dual-carriageway between Dublin and Belfast is the busiest thoroughfare along the 499-kilometre open frontier between the Republic and Northern Ireland. Video: Enda O'Dowd & Simon Carswell

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 17:39
Artists working in Dublin: 'It just feels hopeless'

Artists working in Dublin: 'It just feels hopeless'

With numerous studio spaces closing down in recent years it's increasingly difficult for artists in Dublin city to earn a living. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 16:31
Ploughing Championships: 'This is our All-Ireland final'

Ploughing Championships: 'This is our All-Ireland final'

Over 300 competitors takes part in 26 classes over the three days of the National Ploughing Championships. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 12:08
Ploughing Championships: 'A no-deal Brexit would be Armageddon'

Ploughing Championships: 'A no-deal Brexit would be Armageddon'

The IFA President Joe Healy warned that a no-deal Brexit would be "Armageddon" for the Irish beef industry at the 2019 National Ploughing Championships.

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 17:59
Brexit and the border: 'All hell is going to break loose'

Brexit and the border: 'All hell is going to break loose'

Once Brexit happens homes, like those of Pat Rice, will be divided by the border between the UK and the European Union.

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 01:07
Living off the land and without electricity, running water or the internet

Living off the land and without electricity, running water or the internet

Margaret Gallagher lives happily in a 280-year-old cottage with no running water, electricity, phone or internet. Video: Enda O’Dowd

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 12:43
Learning about health at the Teddy Bear Hospital

Learning about health at the Teddy Bear Hospital

‘Stitch’ the alien teddy traversed space, but had a bumpy landing on the bedroom floor

Sun Feb 03 2019 - 15:20
Presidential face: Would you be able to identify the candidates?

Presidential face: Would you be able to identify the candidates?

Majority unable to identify more than two presidential candidates

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 12:52
Vivid nightmares and suicidal thoughts – ex-soldiers blame drug for destroyed lives

Vivid nightmares and suicidal thoughts – ex-soldiers blame drug for destroyed lives

Former soldier says 12 comrades on medication took their own lives

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 11:56
Abortion referendum count: 'It's seismic what has just happened'

Abortion referendum count: 'It's seismic what has just happened'

Early tallies indicate that the exit polls are accurate and a strong Yes vote will win the referendum.

Sat May 26 2018 - 10:10
Belfast Agreement 20 Years On:  'We’re living in a benign apartheid'

Belfast Agreement 20 Years On: 'We’re living in a benign apartheid'

On the 20th Anniversary of the Belfast Agreement a new generation of politicians outline the problems facing Northern Ireland. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 11:12
Belfast Agreement, 20 years on: 'It's difficult to be optimistic'

Belfast Agreement, 20 years on: 'It's difficult to be optimistic'

Former Alliance Party leader and one of the negotiators of the Good Friday Agreement, David Ford, looks at the difficulties now facing Northern Ireland 20 years after the historic agreement.

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 13:16
‘All I want is to save my son’ - mother pleads for drug to help her boy

‘All I want is to save my son’ - mother pleads for drug to help her boy

Lewis Harte diagnosed with the muscular disease when he was two years old

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 16:54
Homelessness: ‘I’ve missed two Christmases with my children’

Homelessness: ‘I’ve missed two Christmases with my children’

Dublin mother says her children are teased over living in a hotel for the last 15 months

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 14:29
Ireland’s Moulin Rouge: Inside a massage parlour on Dorset Street

Ireland’s Moulin Rouge: Inside a massage parlour on Dorset Street

We go behind the scenes at one of Dublin’s controversial massage parlours

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 15:50
Leo Varadkar is elected youngest ever leader of Fine Gael

Leo Varadkar is elected youngest ever leader of Fine Gael

A profile of Dublin West TD Leo Varadkar, who has just been elected the next leader of Fine Gael (2017).

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 19:28
Who is Leo Varadkar?

Who is Leo Varadkar?

Political Editor Pat Leahy looks back at Leo Varadkar's life and rapid rise through politics to become the youngest ever leader of the Fine Gael party. (2017)

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 15:33
'It's not all about giving, it's all about caring'

'It's not all about giving, it's all about caring'

Irish Charity 'Alone' helps older people living in deprivation or crisis. The charity organises a dinner dance every Christmas to let their service users celebrate what can be a lonely time of year. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 13:09
Homeless couple living in tent in Phoenix Park  plead for help

Homeless couple living in tent in Phoenix Park plead for help

‘Do we need another two bodies to be found?’ asks Sarah O’Rourke, sister of Dublin murder victim

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 21:43
Maeve Kyle: Ireland's first female Olympian

Maeve Kyle: Ireland's first female Olympian

Maeve Kyle (87) first represented Ireland in three Olympic Games, Melbourne in 56', Rome in 60' and Tokyo in 64'. She was the first female representative for Ireland in the Games and was trained by her husband Seán Kyle. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 18:55
Hundreds of senior gardaí protest about pay restoration

Hundreds of senior gardaí protest about pay restoration

President of Agsi says Government must ‘sit up and take notice’ of Garda concerns

Tue May 17 2016 - 16:27
Bonfire battles on Dublin's streets

Bonfire battles on Dublin's streets

Each year on Halloween Dublin Fire Brigade attend to 196 fires. During the build up to the 31st October, turf wars between youths break out as rival groups battle to collect pallets of wood and tyres to build bonfires. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 15:32
Panti arrives at Dublin Castle

Panti arrives at Dublin Castle

Panti Bliss arrived at Dublin Castle to hundreds of jubiliant yes supporters. As a long time same-sex marriage campaigner she spoke about what today means for the LGBT community in Ireland.

Sat May 23 2015 - 16:29
Jack Lynam: 'The greatest thing would be to get home'

Jack Lynam: 'The greatest thing would be to get home'

Double amputee Jack Lynam is almost ready to go home after 16 months in hospital, but Dublin City Council won't have his home ready until at least 2017. Kitty Holland reports. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Fri May 01 2015 - 16:19
Living with Parkinson's: 'It's going to get worse, I know that'

Living with Parkinson's: 'It's going to get worse, I know that'

In Ireland there's one Parkinson's disease specialist nurse to every 1,800 Parkinson suffers. Richard Ford is one of those who suffer, having being diagnosed eight years ago. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 17:27
Mandate  to meet solicitors over Dunnes strike stance

Mandate to meet solicitors over Dunnes strike stance

Union to seek legal advice for staff who allege they have been targeted since stoppage

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 01:00
Luna's Story: 'I'm the person I've always been, it's the outside that needs to match it'

Luna's Story: 'I'm the person I've always been, it's the outside that needs to match it'

Luna felt the chance of a new life when she went to college and with it, the opportunity to fully transition socially. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 17:58
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