Alter ego stories are eternally popular. Examples includes Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Diana Prince & Wonder Woman, and  Clark Kent & Superman. Now RTÉ News reporter Gill Stedman adds to the list with a mini-doc about a yellow school bus.  No longer needed to transport American kids, the bus crossed the Atlantic where it…

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Like many places, Ireland has an affordable housing crisis. In response, an organization named Common Knowledge is teaching people how to construct tiny houses. The cofounder Harrison Gardner doesn’t claim that the DIY course will solve the entire problem. But for some people, building their own tiny houses is a way to achieve an affordable—if…

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RTEnews reporter Joseph Okoh gives us a St. Patrick’s Day story that the patron saint of Ireland himself would likely applaud. The video tells about the resourcefulness and creativity of a Turkish immigrant and her two daughters.   FacebookTwitter

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Three young otters at first seem to be the stars of an RTÉ news feature “Perfect Match.” Certainly these creatures—related to weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines—are handsome and playful. But the true protagonist of this wildlife story is Randal Plunkett, the twenty-first Lord Dunsany. Plunkett— a filmmaker and wildlife enthusiast—has converted the tennis court of…

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