The European Union's contract with AstraZeneca for its Covid-19 vaccine contains binding orders, EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said this morning, as the bloc continues to press the company to deliver supplies as promised.

Today we will learn whether or not the AstraZeneca vaccine will be approved for use in Europe, as a row continues between the manufacturer and the European Commission about supply and delivery commitments.

An experimental Covid-19 vaccine appears to offer strong protection in late-stage UK and South Africa studies, said manufacturer Novavax.

A vaccine from Novavax has been shown to be 89% effective in preventing Covid-19, according to the US biotech firm. It also remained highly effective against a variant first identified in the UK.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Josh Dunne who was stabbed to death in Dublin on Tuesday night.

Experts from the World Health Organization met Chinese officials today ahead of their first site visits in Wuhan for a coronavirus origins probe which will take in a food market presumed to be "ground zero" of the pandemic.

Greenhouse gas emissions fell in Ireland because of the pandemic, a new study shows, dramatic declines in economic activity and transport in 2020.

The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab has no link to reported post-vaccination deaths and no new side effects, the EU's medicines regulator has said based on the first data from the vaccine's rollout.

Work is continuing on the delivery of an IT system to track the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, the Oireachtas Health Committee will hear today.

Portugal's parliament is expected to pass a law allowing medically assisted dying, making the Catholic-majority country the fourth in Europe to legalise euthanasia.

US President Joe Biden has rescinded a ban on aid money going to abortion counselling overseas, risking political blowback on a highly divisive issue just days into his administration.

Covid-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.

It's an occasion that might make even Mr Grumpy crack a smile. The colourful Mr Men children's books are celebrating their 50th birthday.

The notion of having "Zero Covid" in Ireland within weeks or months is a strategy offering an "utterly false promise", Professor Philip Nolan said today.

A briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team heard that while there continues to be progress in battling the current wave of Covid-19, there is still a long way to go.

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine should only be given to people aged between 18 and 64, Germany's vaccine committee has said in a draft update to its vaccine recommendation.

Thousands of outsourced workers across the world view and remove violent and graphic content for the social media giant.

After successfully defending her undisputed lightweight belts, Katie Taylor has been named the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year 2020.

The High Court has heard that a woman who was sent home after attending the emergency department with a sudden and severe headache died two days later from a brain haemorrhage.

The Mandate union says 490 retail workers formerly employed in the Arcadia Group's Irish outlets, including Topshop, are to be made permanently redundant.