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news2day: Florence and Cathal bring you the news show for kids

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 art at their desk in school.

Watch: news2day Monday, 16 February 2026

Schoolboys show off their science project.

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A woman gives a cooking demo in a classroom for Lunar New Year

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A woman gives a presentation on Internet safety in a classroom

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A poster hung in a classroom saying Epilespsy Ireland Time Safe Stay

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Six Members of Music Generation Laois playing the harp in a line

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Stripe Young Scientist Category Winner

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Children at a school food fair

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3 February 2026; Republic of Ireland men's head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, Republic of Ireland women's head coach Carla Ward and Republic of Ireland men's assistant head coach John O'Shea, right, during a visit by Republic of Ireland head coaches to Carri

Watch: news2day Tuesday, 3 February 2026

22 January 2026; Members of the U13 Flag Football team from St. Marnock’s National School in Portmarnock, Co Dublin, with Irish NFL Kicker for the New Orleans Saints, Charlie Smyth. The team will be representing Ireland at the 2026 NFL Flag U13 Internatio

Super Bowl LX: Irish school flying the flag in the USA

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

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer

Houses of many colors dot the hillside surounding the village of Qaqortoq, Greenland

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

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news2day Monday, 16 February 2026

A Dublin school gets creative. Vogue Williams named St Patrick's Day Grand Marshal. And we have sports news from the Six Nations and Winter Olympics.

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news2day Monday, 16 February 2026

news2day Monday, 16 February 2026

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news2day Friday, 13 February 2026

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news2day Thursday, 12 February 2026

news2day Wednesday, 11 February 2026

news2day Wednesday, 11 February 2026

news2day Tuesday, 10 February 2026

news2day Tuesday, 10 February 2026

news2day Monday, 9 February 2026

news2day Monday, 9 February 2026

Irish NFL Flag Champions taking on the world

Irish NFL Flag Champions taking on the world

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer: What's happening in Venezuela?

news2day Explainer: What's happening in Venezuela?

news2day: The EU-Mercosur trade deal explained

news2day: The EU-Mercosur trade deal explained

news2day Review of the Year 2025

news2day Review of the Year 2025

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

news2day Explainer: Australian kids banned from social media

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

Landslide leave Sicilian town on cliff edge after storms

Landslide leave Sicilian town on cliff edge after storms

Explainers

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

news2day Explainer: What is going on in Iran?

news2day Explainer

Houses of many colors dot the hillside surounding the village of Qaqortoq, Greenland

news2day Explainer: Why is Greenland in the news?

Close-up of unrecognizable white man checking the price of ground beef at supermarket

What is the EU-Mercosur trade deal?

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

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?

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

The Local and European Elections explained for kids

People are voting in the US Election.

news2day is here to explain the US Election

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?