RT Coverage of European Political Community Summit in Dublin

RT will provide extensive coverage of the European Political Community Summit in Dublin across television, radio and online on Thursday, 12 November 2026. As part of Ireland's EU Presidency, Taoiseach Micheal Martin will host the ninth meeting of the EPC on November 12th at the Convention Centre Dublin. The EPC was established in 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to provide a forum for informal political and strategic dialogue above and beyond the EU27.

Throughout the day, wherever you are, you can follow the latest news via the RT News app and RT .ie with a live tracker covering breaking news, developments and analysis.

This informal summit is due to be the largest ever gathering of heads of state in Ireland. Invitees include the EU 27 leaders together with the UK, Ukraine, Western Balkans, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, and Canada. In addition, leaders of European Union institutions, and the Secretaries-General of NATO, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.

On Thursday morning RT Radio 1's coverage will begin with Morning Ireland at 7.00am, co-presented by Sarah McInerney live from inside the Convention Centre in Dublin where the summit is taking place and Justin McCarthy in RT studios. It will continue through the day with discussion, debate and analysis with Today with David McCullagh, News at One, Drivetime and Late Debate. RT Radio 1 reporters will update listeners with the latest events throughout the day, with analysis of the picture from Dublin's Convention Centre.

RT One and RT Player will provide comprehensive coverage, analysis and discussion, from 9.40am with an RT News special live programme presented by Miriam O'Callaghan overlooking the Convention Centre and Tommy Meskill in the RT studios. RT News Europe Editor Tony Connelly will be live in Dublin interviewing leaders and attendees as they arrive with analysis from RT News politics team. The programme will also feature live coverage of An Taoiseach's opening address to the first plenary session.

There will be further updates featuring on a special One O'Clock News, Nuacht RT and News with Signing bulletins. RT Six One News will be co-presented by Tommy Meskill live overlooking the Convention Centre and Sharon Tobin in studio, while the RT Nine O'Clock News will provide analysis of the day's events along with the main national news stories of the day. Prime Time will provide further analysis of the day's events and the impact with Miriam O'Callaghan and Fran McNulty from 9.35pm.

RT Raidi na Gaeltachta will provide coverage as Gaeilge of Ireland's hosting of the European Political Community Summit on Adhmhaidin, Nuacht a hAon and T s ite with RnaG Political correspondent Cuan Seiread in reporting across the day.

The RT News channel will also provide live feeds from the Summit venue available worldwide (via the Live button in the App and RT Player) throughout Thursday.

ENDS

Laura Fitzgerald, Communications Manager, RT News & Current Affairs

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