EnglishRTÉ News is on Twitter (X) as @rtenews, with 1,495,553 followers and 273,770 posts. It lost 59 followers in the last 7 days and 603 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 46 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.003% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @rtenews lost 603 followers (-0.04%). In the last 7 days the change was -59 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +87 followers on Aug 17, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 46 interactions against 1.5M followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 804 original posts, its engagement rate beats 20% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 18K times each, and 0.258% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.18% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 804 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 26, 2026. Recurring tag: #breaking.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +87 followers on 2026-08-17.
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Bio
RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
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RTÉ News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for RTÉ News?
- RTÉ News posts on Twitter (X) as @rtenews. The profile is at x.com/rtenews, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does RTÉ News have on Twitter?
- RTÉ News (@rtenews) has 1,495,553 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 59 followers in the last 7 days and 603 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did RTÉ News join Twitter?
- RTÉ News joined Twitter (X) in September 2007. The @rtenews account is 19 years old. Searches for RTÉ News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.