RTÉ media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RTÉ in the centre. We have seen it on 341 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is RTÉ biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RTÉ in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is RTÉ left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RTÉ in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is RTÉ reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for RTÉ are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What RTÉ has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with RTÉ’s own report linked underneath.
Ryanair is considering significant cost-cutting measures, such as temporarily freezing employee salaries, as rising fuel prices and the impact of the "Iran war" increase operational costs. The airline estimates its oil costs could rise by €2 billion next year.
RTÉ reported it asRyanair's half year profit falls 15% as fuel costs rise (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
RTÉ reported it asMichigan Democrat backs Republican in key US senate race (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
RTÉ reported it asIran can 'restore' Hormuz security if US meets conditions (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported significant damage to an industrial facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region following a Ukrainian drone attack.
RTÉ reported it asLongest truce of Ukraine war set to end (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US has neutralized much of Iran's military but still needs to address one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site. He suggested these could be dealt with quickly.
RTÉ reported it asUS has to 'take care' of one or two Iran targets (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke briefly at a G20 meeting in Atlanta and agreed to meet again before the G20 leaders summit in Miami in December. A Brazilian official downplayed tensions over Brazil's failure to approve a US ambassador pick.
RTÉ reported it asRubio to meet Brazil foreign minister amid Bolsonaro feud (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
RTÉ reported it asIran's supreme leader warns US against resuming attacks (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a report of an alleged assault on a cleric. The incident occurred at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh and involved Enoch Burke confronting Archbishop John McDowell. A video appears to show Burke grabbing the Archbishop's arm.
RTÉ reported it asPSNI investigating alleged incident involving Enoch Burke (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
RTÉ reported it asBinance freezes $3 billion in assets after suspected hack (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
RTÉ reported it asStar Trek and X-Men actor Patrick Stewart dies aged 86 (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
RTÉ reported it asEU, Canada want to bring relationship to 'highest level' (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
A new Lancet report indicates 710,000 heat-related deaths occurred globally in 2023, with over 70% attributed to human-caused climate change. Researchers are urging a formal declaration of a global health emergency to address accelerating climate harms.
RTÉ reported it asCall to declare climate change 'global health emergency' (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
A UN report synthesising 154 countries' climate pledges indicates a 6% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. This figure is only a tenth of the approximately 60% cut scientists recommend to limit warming to 1.5°C.
RTÉ reported it asClimate emissions pledges a tenth of what is needed (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Russia launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv on October 26-27, 2026. The strikes resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries, damaging key infrastructure like the Southern Bridge and subway lines.
RTÉ reported it asRussian strike damages Kyiv medical facilities, kills one (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
The Russian Defence Ministry announced that its drones struck a workshop producing unmanned boats in the Chernomorsk port and hit several vessels, a cargo ship bound for Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship carrying goods for the United States, and a supply ship heading to Odessa. No casualties were reported.
RTÉ reported it asRussian strike damages Kyiv medical facilities, kills one (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Ukraine has requested five European partners provide 10% of their existing interceptor missile stocks for Patriot and IRIS-T air defence systems. Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara proposed an exchange for future deliveries, while also highlighting the urgent need for MANPADS.
RTÉ reported it asRussian strike damages Kyiv medical facilities, kills one (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
RTÉ reported it asNorway, Finland leaders hold 'frank' call with Putin (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in Russia's Samara region on the night of 2 November 2026. The facility, described as Europe's largest oil tank farm, has been targeted multiple times previously.
RTÉ reported it asRussian strike damages Kyiv medical facilities, kills one (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
RTÉ reported it asAnthropic plans IPO, suggests AI can help cure cancer (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Five Palestinians, among them 7‑year‑old Jouri al‑Soufi, were killed in Israeli air and drone strikes on Monday. Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal reported 11‑13 deaths and around 50‑60 injuries in the last day, while Gaza authorities said Israeli quadcopter drones ignited a camp for displaced families on Sunday.
RTÉ reported it asChild among three killed in Gaza by Israel strikes (opens RTÉ in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Government of IrelandGovernmentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 341
- Reports listed
- 360
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
360 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. RTÉ is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 341 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than RTÉ’s on 7 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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