Ten people appeared at a special sitting of the Dublin District Court last night at the Criminal Courts of Justice on charges connected to an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin city centre yesterday.

The vaccination of those over 75 and of people with serious underlying conditions will continue today as concern grows about the number of cases of Covid-19 in the community.

Mortgage arrears have gradually slipped from public and media focus as the years have passed, but the problem hasn't gone away.

There have been nine further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health, as well as 525 new cases.

The return to work of upwards of 14,000 more construction workers, along with the resumption of group sports training for children next month have been identified as key Government priorities.

Sydney is bracing for its worst flooding in decades after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompted mandatory mass evacuation orders along Australia's east coast.

An asteroid some 900 metres in diameter will have what in astronomical terms is deemed a 'close encounter' with earth today. While it will pass some 2 million kilometres from earth, in astronomical terms it is deemed a close encounter.

In theory the Good Friday Agreement struggles to co-exist with Brexit, but in practice it is even worse.

The Arctic Walrus which had washed ashore on rocks in Co Kerry six days ago, has reappeared in Wales.

Rachael Blackmore was back in action at Thurles racecourse today, less than 24 hours after becoming the first woman to be crowned leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival.

A double murder investigation is under way following the discovery of three bodies at two homes in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim last night.

A vastly improved Ireland finished their Guinness Six Nations campaign on a high with a comprehensive 32-18 win over England in Dublin.

Brazil's government has been in talks since 13 March about potentially importing excess Covid-19 vaccines from the United States, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry has said.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to halt exports of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines if the bloc did not receive its promised deliveries first, escalating a row that has fanned international tensions.

The Health Service Executive has resumed administering the AstraZeneca vaccine at several hospitals across the country.

Eleven people have been arrested in connection with breaches of Covid-19 regulations at a protest event in Dublin this afternoon.

The Director General of RTÉ has said if a ballot is not passed by staff on proposed pay cuts at the public service broadcaster, she believes the issue will be "back around the table again and probably at the industrial relations tribunal".

Overseas fans will be barred from this year's pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics because of ongoing coronavirus concerns, organisers have announced.

The British government has hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success" after announcing half of the adult population had now received at least one dose.

A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appears to be subsiding, experts have said.