Gardaí have issued a Child Rescue Ireland alert for a missing 14-year-old girl from Co Louth.

Ireland is 'tired of being laggards' and there is broad agreement in the Oireachtas that the country needs to move forward, according to Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan.

The National Immunisation Advisory Council is meeting this morning to consider what advice to issue about the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections as hospitals in New Delhi sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies.

Indonesia has deployed warships in the hunt for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard off the coast of Bali, as other nations sent vessels to help with the search.

Europe endured record heat and rainfall last year while temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared off the charts, the European Union's climate monitoring service has reported.

Tokyo Olympics organisers have reported the first infection from the nationwide torch relay, as the pandemic continues to play havoc with the massive event.

More than 1,700 people have now been detained by police at rallies in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in dozens of cities across Russia, an independent monitor has reported.

Fewer than one in four of the world's largest companies are on track to meet basic climate change targets, according to a new study.

Upgrading home insulation is a central part of the Government's Climate Action Plan with works to be carried out on 13,000 homes this year, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

NASA's Perseverance rover has converted some carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into oxygen, the first time this has happened on another planet, the US space agency said.

European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness has described the package of new EU measures on sustainability as "ground-breaking".

The family of a person who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital, and subsequently died, is suing the State.

Family members of Pfizer staff in Ireland are to be offered the Covid-19 vaccine with 4,000 workers across the company's five sites informed of the move today.

The Irish Government will resist any move to change EU treaties as a result of an upcoming conference aimed at reforming in the European Union, according to an internal Government memo seen by RTÉ News.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that Government will make a comprehensive announcement next week regarding the easing of some restrictions in May and some aspects of June.

The Department of Health has been notified of a further 401 cases of Covid-19, while 15 further deaths have also been recorded.

Further questions are being raised about this summer's Olympics with Japan set to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo as cases of Covid-19 surge.

US President Joe Biden's administration has promised to rally the world on climate, as adversaries China and Russia confirmed participation in a summit, and the European Union and Britain locked in far-reaching carbon reductions.