Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Level 5 restrictions will continue to 5 March with the overriding objective to relieve the pressure on hospitals and intensive care units and to get the numbers of Covid-19 cases progressively down over ...

Many hospitals are experiencing a "crisis situation" despite the reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases, according to the Health Service Executive's Chief Operations Officer.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government "will - and want to - reopen schools on a phased basis in February and March".

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has defended the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine after media reports said the German government had doubts about its effectiveness among those over 65.

The Netherlands was hit by a second wave of riots last night, as protesters again went on the rampage in several cities following the introduction of a coronavirus curfew over the weekend.

A doctor is illustrating the pandemic through cartoon, drawing inspiration for his artwork from what he witnesses on the frontline of Covid-19.

A couple earning average wages still cannot afford even the cheapest new apartments in Dublin according to a study.

New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for much of the year as health officials assess global vaccine roll-outs, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said.

The pandemic has left the entertainment industry across the world in dire straits, but Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips have defied the odds with their first pair of coronavirus-safe "space bubble" concerts.

Thousands of Australians defied coronavirus rules to protest the country's national day, held on the anniversary of British colonisation of the vast continent that its Indigenous population marks as "Invasion Day".

The study said: "In addition to reducing sleepiness, midday naps offer a variety of benefits such as memory consolidation, preparation for subsequent learning, executive functioning enhancement and a boost to emotional stability, but these effects we...

German supermarket chain Lidl is to create 1,200 jobs in Ireland over the next year.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to see the country's head of state this morning to hand in his resignation, hoping to be given the opportunity to try to put together a new coalition and rebuild his parliamentary majority.

Boris Johnson is expected to approve plans to force some travellers arriving to the UK to quarantine in hotels to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants.

The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.

A US Bankruptcy Court judge has approved the Weinstein Co's liquidation plan, which sets aside $17m for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.

Measures introduced to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic led to an improvement in Irish prison standards last year, according to the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

The Department of Health has reported seven more coronavirus-related deaths and a further 1,372 cases Covid-19.

It can feel like looking at another planet, rather than a country on the other side of the world. New Zealand is currently enjoying a life we can only eye enviously from afar.