Golf courses, zoos, outdoor attractions can all reopen today while outdoor training for underage sports can recommence as a further easing of Level 5 restrictions comes into effect.

Road drama Nomadland was the big winner at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday night, winning Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao and Best Actress for Frances McDormand - but there was no posthumous Best Actor Oscar for Chadwick Boseman.

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have led a global candle lighting ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

On the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, RTÉ's Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham recalls his visit to the radioactive site 15 years ago.

The Workforce Relations Commission faced unprecedented challenges last year due to the pandemic, but recovered almost €1.7m in unpaid wages for employees, according to its 2020 annual report published today

The pandemic isn't the first time 15-year-old Jack Doyle has had to cope with big challenges in his life.

A three-day Covid-19 lockdown in the Australian city of Perth and neighbouring Peel region will be lifted after no new cases were found in the past two days.

India's coronavirus cases hit a record peak for a fifth day as the European Union, Britain and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid to help tackle the crisis overwhelming its hospitals.

The Government is set to introduce legislation to legalise the use of body-worn cameras for gardaí.

Wolfwalkers from Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon missed out on the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, with the award going to the favourite, Pixar's existential odyssey Soul.

More than a quarter of those in poverty in Ireland are children, according to a study by Social Justice Ireland.

The Taoiseach has said that one million first doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to date.

A 22-year-old man has died after falling 20 metres into a blowhole from cliffs near Garretstown beach in Co Cork.

Ryanair has said it is considering cancelling a number of Irish routes as a result of the mandatory hotel quarantine system.

There has been one further Covid-related death and 429 new cases of the disease reported to the Department of Health.

A man in his 30s, who was arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, has been released without charge.

Over 600 'sale of sex' offences will be expunged under a Government initiative to address the needs of victims of sex trafficking and those forced to provide sexual services.

A wildfire is continuing to burn in Killarney National Park for a third night in a row.

Golf clubs across the country are putting the final touches in place ahead of their reopening tomorrow.

Northern Ireland's coronavirus vaccine programme will fully open to all those aged between 35 and 39 from tomorrow.