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October 24, 2026 4.1x its usual first day Renowned Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79 … The video opened at a pace of 50,010 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (12,348).

This week on the channel +1.9M views this week

Drumcree ban puts residents' next step in RTÉ News's focus

Breandán MacCionnaith describes the decision as a starting point, following a stand-off over the Garvaghy Road parade route.

Channel: RTÉ News · Story of October 11, 2026

Video taking off 13x its usual first day

Garvaghy Road blockade report runs thirteen times RTÉ's usual start

The Portadown clip has also drawn a comment section almost as busy as its likes, which is a lot of conversation for a straight news report.

Channel: RTÉ News · Story of September 28, 2026

Video taking off 16x its usual first day

Ireland players' bowed heads lift RTÉ News far off its routine

A single day-old clip is moving almost as fast as the Irish broadcaster's entire channel usually does, and its comment section is busy.

Channel: RTÉ News · Story of September 28, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Renowned Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79 | RTÉ News

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

31,605

Video views, pace per day

50,010

Views in its first 10 hours

31,605

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Meta defends AI smart glasses amid criticism | RTÉ News	October 23, 2026	9:09	1,723	3,136	1,723 (9 hours)	6	4
Ballinahown in Co Westmeath named winner of Tidy Towns comp…	October 23, 2026	2:17 short	2,936	4,752	2,936 (10 hours)	12	0
Renowned Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79 | RTÉ News	October 23, 2026	8:40	31,605	50,010	31,605 (10 hours)	333	76
Over 100,000 fans to descend on Cork for Jazz Festival | #R…	October 23, 2026	0:46 short	3,651	5,635	3,651 (11 hours)	85	9
Guard of honour for school secretary as she retires after 4…	October 23, 2026	0:56 short	17,596	24,250	17,596 (13 hours)	559	22
The Secret History of Glasnevin Cemetery & The Gravediggers…	October 23, 2026	11:35	3,854	4,645	3,854 (16 hours)	40	3
Man describes car crash which caused horrific injuries | #r…	October 23, 2026	1:31 short	10,207	12,290	10,207 (16 hours)	150	5
Who is Gadi Eisenkot - Israel’s ‘not Netanyahu’ candidate? …	October 23, 2026	1:08 short	1,925	2,267	1,925 (17 hours)	36	5
Google refuses Trump’s request to rename Atlantic, “America…	October 23, 2026	1:13 short	15,892	17,675	15,892 (19 hours)	130	66
Magnitude-7 quake strikes China | #rtenews	October 23, 2026	0:24 short	1,636	1,708	1,636 (22 hours)	32	1
'It starts fun': Four women on cocaine's impact on their li…	October 22, 2026	20:21	17,193	12,094	13,962	113	-
Exhibition celebrates 200 years of The Coombe Hospital | #R…	October 22, 2026	0:29 short	7,081	3,644	6,155	83	1
'Intense' rain, flooding as Storm Austen to hit Ireland | R…	October 22, 2026	8:51	91,815	24,435	84,779	422	67
Town devastated by Storm Babet prepares for Austen | #RTENe…	October 22, 2026	0:37 short	10,148	4,858	8,549	148	5
DRCC video on hugging consent taken down after criticism | …	October 22, 2026	2:16 short	19,402	10,119	15,578	96	184

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

9.5 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

1.9 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,290 views

short vs long

10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 9,047
average views per long video: 29,238

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
'Fairytale of New York' played at Shane MacGowan's funeral	December 11, 2023	4:52	8,047,223
Woman survives fall in front of moving train in Argentina	April 19, 2022	0:30	2,986,096
Irish farmers forge unlikely friendships with wild foxes du…	May 28, 2020	1:52	1,538,548
Glen Hansard funeral concludes with a rousing rendition of …	August 4, 2026	13:19	1,256,515
Firefighter helps out thirsty koala in Australia	November 28, 2019	0:24	1,173,143

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Man catches toddler falling from fifth floor in China	July 18, 2020	0:20	7,244,982
Putin offers to hold next summit in Moscow	August 16, 2025	0:16	3,339,514
Abuse survivor recounts time on Epstein’s island | #RTENews	February 20, 2026	1:41	2,538,826
'I'm not going to let this man go under'	November 8, 2024	0:55	1,890,654
Jon Stewart mocks Trump in ‘Daily Show’ reaction to Jimmy K…	September 19, 2025	1:47	1,690,465

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026Video taking offRenowned Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79 … The video opened at a pace of 50,010 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (12,348).
2. October 23, 2026Video taking off'Intense' rain, flooding as Storm Austen to hit I… The video opened at a pace of 119,629 views a day, 9.7 times a normal first day on this channel (12,348).
3. October 23, 2026Video taking offMoment Australian TV reporter rescues man from si… The video opened at a pace of 44,789 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (13,732).
4. October 18, 2026Video taking offMan and woman charged in connection with Waterfor… The video opened at a pace of 71,366 views a day, 4.9 times a normal first day on this channel (14,661).
5. October 17, 2026Video taking offPensioner 'counting pennies' as council doubles r… The video opened at a pace of 46,582 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (14,661).
6. October 16, 2026Video taking offWaterford support hub open ‘for as long as it’s n… The video opened at a pace of 93,612 views a day, 6 times a normal first day on this channel (15,656).
7. October 15, 2026Video taking offSon says Waterford arson victims murdered over €2… The video opened at a pace of 87,525 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (14,299).
8. October 15, 2026Video taking offSon says Waterford arson victims murdered over €2… The video opened at a pace of 89,836 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (19,432).
9. October 15, 2026Video taking off300,000 workers striking in action over public pa… The video opened at a pace of 167,732 views a day, 8.6 times a normal first day on this channel (19,432).
10. October 15, 2026Video taking offFloral tributes laid to four family members kille… The video opened at a pace of 44,518 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (14,299).
11. October 15, 2026Video taking off‘We’re finding it very hard to staff our departme… The video opened at a pace of 45,815 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (14,299).
12. October 14, 2026Video taking offMurder investigation under way after Waterford ar… The video opened at a pace of 98,999 views a day, 7 times a normal first day on this channel (14,157).