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A woman (news2day presenter Florence Okojie) wearing a light green jumper and a man (news2day presenter Cathal Dowd) wearing a green jumper poses with his arms folded smiling at the camera in a TV studio

news2day: Florence is joined by Cathal for the new school term

news2day presented by Florence Okojie and Cathal Dowd is the news show for kids - weekdays at 4.20pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

Children doing arts and crafts at a table with some fun creations in the foreground.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 18 September 2025

Three girls in fancy dress as daiory cows at the National Ploughing Championships.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 17 September 2025

A woman with a red headband paints the face of a young girl sitting in a seat.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Five girls stand in front of their class giving a presentation.

Watch: news2day Monday, 15 September 2025

Children wearing hi-vis vests play in a wooded area.

Watch: news2day Friday, 12 September 2025

A woman, the foreground, shows schoolkids how to do yoga in the school hall.

Watch: news2day Thursday, 11 September 2025

A child wearing a pink hi-vis vest picks up litter at the beach and drops it into a blue bag being held by a women wearing a balck coat with a backpack.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 10 September 2025

A group of girls sitting around a table at school discussing and writing down ideas on a large poster.

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 9 September 2025

A young girl takes notes wearing a green uniform sits in front of a laptop in a classroom. Other young students are in the background.

Watch: news2day Monday, 8 September 2025

A man (news2day presenter Cathal Dowd) wearing a green jumper poses with his arms folded smiling at the camera in a TV studio

Cathal Dowd: Meet the new man on news2day

A group of children on a football pitch are shown an american football in a box.

Watch: news2day Friday, 5 September 2025

A boy poses for a photo wearing a black Irish dancing outfit

Watch: news2day Thursday, 4 September 2025

A girl wearing a green school uniform plays with decorations in a brightly coloured sensory room.

Watch: news2day Wednesday, 3 September 2025

news2day Full Shows & Clips

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news2day Thursday, 18 September 2025

A Dublin Fringe Festival play to help us understand climate change. An ancient discovery on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo. Plus more news from Ireland and around the world.

Playlist

news2day Thursday, 18 September 2025

news2day Thursday, 18 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 17 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 17 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 16 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 16 September 2025

news2day Monday, 15 September 2025

news2day Monday, 15 September 2025

news2day Friday, 12 September 2025

news2day Friday, 12 September 2025

news2day Thursday, 11 September 2025

news2day Thursday, 11 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 10 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 10 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 9 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 9 September 2025

news2day Monday, 8 September 2025

news2day Monday, 8 September 2025

news2day Friday, 5 September 2025

news2day Friday, 5 September 2025

news2day Thursday, 4 September 2025

news2day Thursday, 4 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 3 September 2025

news2day Wednesday, 3 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 2 September 2025

news2day Tuesday, 2 September 2025

news2day Monday, 1 September 2025

news2day Monday, 1 September 2025

news2day reporter Cathal Dowd's first story for the show

news2day reporter Cathal Dowd's first story for the show

Who is the new RTÉ Weather Presenter?!

Who is the new RTÉ Weather Presenter?!

news2day's Iran-Israel Explainer

news2day's Iran-Israel Explainer

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system

news2day Explainer: Understanding Ireland's PR voting system

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day: How to process sad news stories

news2day Explainer: War in Ukraine

news2day Explainer: War in Ukraine

Explainers

Donald Trump's tariffs could cause a trade war...

Updated news2day: Donald Trump's tariffs explained

Who will fill the seats of Seanad Éireann?

news2day Explainer: What is the Seanad?

People are voting in the US Election.

news2day is here to explain the US Election

It's time to vote on 7 June- news2day explains it all!

The Local and European Elections explained for kids

Watch: Three news2day explainers on Palestine

Watch: Three news2day explainers on Palestine

news2day explainer: What is the cost of living crisis?

news2day explainer: What is the cost of living crisis?

news2day explainer: What is happening in Ukraine?

news2day explainer: What is happening in Ukraine?