A murder investigation is under way after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in Dublin.

The number of patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19 has further reduced, according to latest figures from the HSE.

Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort to halt former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some say is as a clear sign he will not be convicted of inciting insurrection at the Capitol.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will hold its third meeting with the European Commission and EU member states today as the fallout over the shortfall of vaccine supplies continues.

The UK could see another 50,000 deaths from coronavirus, a scientist advising the government has warned, as the British Prime Minister said he was "deeply sorry" for every life lost.

Sea swimming exploded in popularity in Ireland last year and that surge has continued, even as air and water temperatures have dropped.

Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the city to investigate the pandemic's origins.

Canadian businessman Rod Baker has resigned after he and his wife were charged with travelling to northern Canada and misleading authorities in order to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

South Korean authorities moved to rein in coronavirus outbreaks centred on Christian schools as the country reported a jump in infections, dampening hopes of a speedy exit from a third wave of the pandemic.

US President Joe Biden signalled a tougher stance on Russia in his first phone call with President Vladimir Putin.

A move by three tech giants in the US to shutdown Parler - a social media platform favoured by Donald Trump supporters - has renewed debate over freedom of speech online.

Scientists for the first time have found embryonic remains from a group of ferocious meat-eating dinosaurs showing these record-size babies looked a lot like adults and were "born ready" to hunt.

The Government's White Paper on ending Direct Provision will be published next month and it is hoped it will transform a 20-year system which has been described by the UN as a "severe violation of human rights".

New figures show a surge in the numbers of people contracting Covid-19 while in hospital.

Tributes have been paid to the soprano Cara O'Sullivan, who has died at the age of 59.

Loyalist paramilitary killer Michael Stone has been released from prison early on parole.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has passed 100 million since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally.

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government has decided to extend the Level 5 restrictions until 5 March with a view to crushing the numbers of those contracting the disease.

Ireland's Covid-19 death toll has passed 3,000 as the Department of Health today confirmed 90 further deaths.

The Government has tightened restrictions around international travel as part of measures seeking to tackle Covid-19.