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Danish politician Anders Vistisen has been told off for using profane language while discussing the new US administration in Strasbourg's European parliament. Mr Vistisen, a member of the right-wing Patriots for Europe group, referred to President Donald Trump's comments regarding controlling Greenland to ensure international security. Mr Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the US since his re-election in November. He hasn't ruled out using military or economic power to persuade Denmark to hand it over. "Greenland... is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand: Mister Trump, f**k off," he said, before being told by the European Parliament Vice President, Nicolae Stefanuta, that "in this house of democracy... regardless of what we think of Mister Trump, it is not possible to use such language".

A Status Red wind warning has been issued for counties Mayo, Clare, Galway, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo and Wicklow as Storm Darragh approaches. Gardaí have urged people to take heed of warnings amid the poor conditions. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #weather #stormdarragh

This is the moment US President Donald Trump broke out his familiar YMCA dance routine at the Commander in Chief inaugural ball, as he brandished a sword that was handed to him to slice a giant cake. #rtenews #DonaldTrump #US

Katie Taylor says she is looking forward to returning to Ireland after retaining her world titles after a thrilling fight against Amanda Serrano in Texas. "To go home for Christmas with all the belts, that's very, very sweet," the undisputed world super-lightweight champion told @rtenews #katietaylor #boxing #womensboxing #jakepaul #miketyson #netflix #rtenews

Storm Éowyn will probably be among the “severest storms” that Ireland has ever seen. The chair of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, Keith Leonard, said Friday’s storm will result in very difficult conditions for everybody and cause serious disruption to transport and significant power outages. He said schools will be closed and the “ideal” would be for people to work from home. Link in bio to follow live updates 📲 #stormeowyn #weather #ireland #school #redalert

A series of Status Red wind warnings are in place for all counties as Storm Éowyn makes its presence felt. Gusts as high as 183km/h have been registered on the west coast, with at least 715,000 without power. Video: @Galway Atlantaquaria/Matt Hawkins Tap the link in our bio for latest updates 📲 #storméowyn #ireland #galway #rtenews

Irish language rap group Kneecap has won its discrimination case over a decision by former Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch to refuse them funding. Ms Badenoch refused to give them an arts grant while a minister in the previous Tory government in Britain. In a statement, the UK’s Department of Business and Trade said it would no longer be contesting the case. Under the terms of the settlement, it agreed that the original decision had been “unlawful and procedurally unfair”. Kneecap said the case had never been about money, but about equality. 📲#rtenews #kneecap #uk #irishnews #ireland

One in eight 25-year-olds contacted to take part in the latest study from the Central Statistics Office have emigrated. The CSO’s ‘Growing Up In Ireland’ survey interviews the same group of people from childhood to adulthood. The findings struck a chord with 20-somethings in Dublin. #cso #emigration #emigrate #ireland #rtenews

This is the moment a 70-year-old tree began to lift from its roots in a Co Antrim garden before falling. Sarah Craig shared this footage on social media. She said it felt like it was happening in “slow motion” as the tree “very nearly” hit her home. 📲#rténews #storméowyn #storm #tree #weather #ireland #rte

'Let's get out of here!' Fast-moving wildfires have broken out in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to abandon cars and evacuate their homes. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews #UnitedStates #LosAngeles #Palisades #California

The family of Thomas McCarthy who was shot dead by a gangland killer four-and-a-half years ago say they still do not know why he was murdered. The 55-year-old lived and worked in England and was at his mother’s home in Ballyfermot, Dublin, on holidays when Cailean Crawford “executed” him on the doorstep. The 28-year-old, who Judge Tony Hunt described as a perjurer and an assassin, was today jailed for life. Link in bio to read more📲 #rtenews

Change, values and personalities were what mattered to voters in Co Cork, as they filled out their ballot papers. We asked voters at polling stations who they voted for, with Sinn Féin, Aontú, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael among the responses. Link in bio for live updates on the General Election📲 #rtenews #ge24 #election24

Walk like a penguin - that's the simple advice if you want to avoid a potentially nasty fall on icy surfaces during the current cold snap 🐧 #snow #ice #icy #weather #rtenews #penguin

Ireland's first medically supervised injection facility is due to open its doors this month at Merchants Quay Ireland in Dublin city centre. The new facility will provide a clean and supervised space where intravenous drug users can use pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of trained medical professionals. It is hoped this will bring some of the city's drug use away from surrounding streets, and help to limit overdoses and the transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C. #dublin #ireland #addiction #medical #rtenews

A trainee teacher who wears a hijab says her experience in Irish classrooms has been entirely positive. 19-year-old Khadidja Ouidah, who is in her third year at DCU, is currently doing a four-week placement at a Dublin primary school as part of her training. "I was a little bit scared going into schools, because obviously you don't see teachers who wear the hijab or anything. But it just shocked me, even the kids, they never commented anything about it. I am just another teacher coming in to teach them and that is so nice," she told RTÉ News. 📲#rtenews #teacher #traineeteacher #hijab

President Michael D Higgins has said that to say the Irish people are anti-Semitic is a “gross defamation and slander”, and it is a “very serious business” to do so simply because people disagree with the actions of the Israeli Prime Minister. President Higgins said that initially he put the comments, by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, down to a lack of experience, but later realised they were “part of a pattern to damage Ireland”. President Higgins made his remarks at a credential ceremony for the Ambassador of the State of Palestine Jilan Abdaljamid and Ambassador of Italy Nicola Faganello. Yesterday, Mr Saar accused Taoiseach Simon Harris of anti-Semitism as he defended Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin over Ireland’s policies. #ireland #israel #gaza #palestine #middleeast #rtenews

Paddy Hill who was wrongly convicted of IRA attacks on pubs in Birmingham in 1974 has died at the age of 80. Mr Hill was among a group of men from Northern Ireland jailed for the atrocity who became known as the Birmingham Six. Some 21 people were killed in explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs in November 1974. The Birmingham Six spent almost two decades in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991. Footage courtesy of RTÉ Archives: The Late Late Show, broadcast 22 March 1991. 📲#rtenews #ireland #birminghamsix #irishnews

Rezvon Amirani and her house goat Coco are among those taking shelter at an evacuation centre in Santa Monica after their house was destroyed in devastating wildfires. More than 92,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders as wildfires continue to burn around Los Angeles. Evacuation centres were set up across LA to provide people with clothing, food and water. Link in bio for the latest on the wildfires in LA📲 #rtenews #LosAngeles #California #UnitedStates

Robbie Williams has spoken of the need to "make things better" for young artists after the death of the One Direction singer Liam Payne.  Williams acted as a mentor to One Direction when the band competed on The X Factor in 2010, and continued a friendship with Payne and the group. The former Take That star was speaking at a media conference to announce his concert at Croke Park next year. 📲#robbiewilliams #liampayne #onedirection #rtenews #dublin #crokepark

The Proportional Representation with a Single Transferrable Vote (PR-STV) electoral system used in Ireland is known as one of the fairest methods of counting votes in an election, but it is also one of the most complicated. So, to cut through the confusion, news2day reporter Barry Gallagher enlisted the help of some 6th class students from his old school, Scoil Cholmcille An Tearmann in Co Donegal, to give you the lowdown on how the PR system actually works. #election24 #election #ge24 #generalelection #voting #rtenews