The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 continues to fall, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive, with CEO Paul Reid saying there are "reasons to be very hopeful".

The University of Limerick has been urged to introduce a "zero tolerance" policy for students who gather in breach of public health regulations.

The son of former President Eamon de Valera repeatedly facilitated the illegal adoption of babies long after the practice was made a criminal offence.

The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the profound importance of how a health service is structured and delivered.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is appearing before an inquiry into her government's unlawful investigation of Alex Salmond, amid calls for her to resign.

For decades, thousands of Irish babies born to unmarried women were illegally adopted. Dozens told their stories to RTÉ Investigates.

On a cold bright blue day, the turbine rotors on Bord na Móna's windfarm at Mount Lucas in Co Offaly cut through the wind with a whoop.

A 30-year-old man is due to appear in court this morning charged in connection with a firework attack on gardaí at a protest in Dublin last weekend.

The United States will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for its adult population by the end of May, President Joe Biden has said, while Brazil's troubles deepened as it registered its highest 24-hour death toll.

The State's Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has called for the immediate enactment of comprehensive tracing legislation to give adopted persons unconditional access to their birth and adoption records.

The Finance Minister has said he does not know if any of the individuals at the centre of a controversy at Davy stockbrokers were sanctioned because he is not privy to the exact details that underpinned the Central Bank's investigation.

Singer Dolly Parton has been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna that she helped to fund - reworking the lyrics to her song Jolene while receiving the jab.

The British government will present its budget for the coming year with what is expected to be a mix of high government spending to ease the economic impact of Covid-19, and a plan to increase taxes to pay for the spending.

At least nine people were reported killed as Myanmar security forces opened fire during protests against the military coup.

The Dáil will debate a Sinn Féin motion calling for the Government's planned shared equity scheme to be scrapped.

At least ten rockets slammed into a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops leaving one civilian contractor dead, just two days before Pope Francis's historic visit to Iraq.

Russia has warned it would "rebuff aggression" after the United States hit Kremlin-linked officials with sanctions over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

The decision by Bank of Ireland to close over a hundred branches across its network highlights the digital divide that exists between the generations.

Three men have been arrested after gardaí broke up a street party in Castletroy, Co Limerick.

The Jesuit Order has publicised the name of a former teacher, who is now deceased, to encourage people who may have suffered sexual, emotional and physical abuse to come forward.