RTÉ Kids
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ireland (including Northern Ireland) Worldwide (online) |
| Network | RTÉ2 |
| Headquarters | Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin 25 And Motrose Donnybrook Dublin 14 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Sister channels | RTÉ One RTÉ2 RTÉ News RTÉjr |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 September 1986 (as The Den (original)) 20 September 2010 (Block) |
| Former names | TRTÉ (20 September 2010 – 6 December 2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Saorview | Channel 2 (HD) (RTÉ2) Channel 12 (+1) (RTÉ2 +1) |
| Freeview (UK) | Northern Ireland: Channel 53 (RTÉ2) |
RTÉ Kids (formerly TRTÉ) is an Irish children's television block broadcast by RTÉ2, produced by the RTÉ Young People's Programming division. First replacing The Den in 2010, the block broadcasts programmes targeting viewers 7–12 years of age; it was accompanied by RTÉjr, which targeted younger audiences.
In late 2016, significant cutbacks drove RTÉ Young People's Programming to downsize its operations, including ending in-house production of children's programmes (relying exclusively on commissions from outside producers), and programmes targeting teenagers.
In 2017, RTÉ moved 13-15 year-olds content online. Two tube (the teenage block) was dropped and TRTÉ targeted 7-12 year-olds.
The block was rebranded on December 6, 2024 as RTÉ Kids, retiring the TRTÉ brand name that was slowly being phased out from RTÉ2 over the previous five years. Youth programming would be promoted with RTÉ2's branding, and only TRTÉ idents were in use at the beginning of programmes.