Avril Hoare

Journalist and editor of RTÉ’s children’s news programme @news2dayRTÉ Views are my own.

[RTÉ Dublin Fingal East @RTEDublinFE]

Counting has been adjourned in Dublin Fingal East until tomorrow morning at 10am.

We’ll be back then for more live updates.

Chat then 🗳️

@rtenews #GE24

[Barry Gallagher @b_gallagher2]

A lot of fun putting this together with the brilliant students at my old school, Scoil Cholmcille An Tearmann.

Hopefully this comes in handy for someone out there 🗳️

#Election2024

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

There is less than a day to go until the Presidential Election in the United States of America. But what's it all about? Washington Correspondent @seanwhelanRTE, gave us the United State of Affairs.

Part 2 on tomorrow's show!

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Young people from all around Ireland gathered in the Mansion House today as part of the @ComhairleNaNog1 annual youth conference.

So @FlorenceGOkojie went along to find out about the things that matter most to them.

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Millions of people in the US are currently voting to decide who will be their next President. And today RTÉ's Washington correspondent, @seanwhelanRTE, told news2day about all things voting, how it works and what happens next.

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

A new project in Co. Limerick is transforming education for young Traveller boys by blending their love of boxing with art. It's a collaboration between local youth groups and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.
@HalloranCathy
has been finding out more.

@LCETB_CE

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

The 28th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is up and running in Galway. There are over 50 events in the programme. The festival runs all until next Sunday. @TeresaMannion has the story!

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

The RTE #ThisIsArt Competition is calling on young people nationwide to get creative. And today @b_gallagher2 was joined by a previous winner, the talented Maimoonah Syed 🎨

@RTEjr | @creativeirl | https://t.co/PmAeR1EWbx

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Piglets, tractors, sun and puns - join @b_gallagher2 at the “Costa del Soil” for #Ploughing2024 in County Laois. 🐷🚜 ☀️

[RTÉjr @RTEjr]

.@molly_oconnorrr is moving on from @news2dayRTE.
Thank you for sharing stories from Ireland and around the world with the kids of Ireland.
Here's a quick farewell Q&A! @rtenews @rte
@AvrilHoare @Anne_MarieSmyth @b_gallagher2 @reemelhassany
https://t.co/wczlcHpjq6 via @rte

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Members of the European Parliament - or MEPs - are representatives of the 450 million people who live in the European Union - and are chosen by the people in elections held every five years. But what do they actually do? Here's all you need to know! @b_gallagher2

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Our explainer on the upcoming local elections. Check it out below! @rtenews

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Our series where the new Taoiseach @SimonHarrisTD answers YOUR questions is still going strong. Today he talked about healthcare, his time in school, and being the youngest Taoiseach in history. Check out part 3 below.

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

A few weeks ago we asked you to send in your questions for our new Taoiseach, ⁦@SimonHarrisTD⁩ . Well the Taoiseach has taken time out of his busy schedule to answer lots of them. Tune in all this week at 4.20pm on RTE 2 or catch up on ⁦⁦⁦@RTEplayer⁩ @RTEjr⁩

[RTÉjr @RTEjr]

Just FYI! This week @news2dayRTE is on @rtenews channel at the usual time of 4.20pm.
You can keep up with the show and watch it back any time here...
https://t.co/msXErCPBdY

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

Watch out news2day, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and Inchicore National School have come together to create Inchicore Children's Broadcasting. So @b_gallagher2 went along to their very own studio to check out their first live broadcast.

[RTÉ news2day @news2dayRTE]

It's Organ Donor Awareness Week, a chance to learn about what exactly that is and how it can help people. @b_gallagher2 was joined in studio by 10-year-old Birthday boy, Finn O'Shea, who was the recipient of an organ. @odti_irl @IrishKidneyAs

[RTÉjr @RTEjr]

Thanks so much to @b_gallagher2 and @news2dayRTE for sharing all the fun!
@MacallaTeo @Lamhsign

[Kevin Bakhurst @kevinbakhurst]

Nick was a hugely talented journalist; a popular and supportive colleague; a genuinely decent and kind man. There’s deep sadness from everyone who had the pleasure of working with him at RTÉ and his colleagues who I know at BBC Scotland

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Tributes have been paid to BBC journalist and former RTÉ news2day presenter Nick Sheridan, who has died aged 32
https://t.co/wZmpxWAWr7