Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has praised the sacrifices people have made over the last year, but warned that too much social mixing, especially indoors, even for those who have been vaccinated, will increase the risk of a further surge of Co...

A Met Éireann Status Yellow wind and rain warning is currently in effect for 11 counties.

Jeffrey Donaldson, the MP for Lagan Valley, has told DUP MPs and MLAs that he intends to run for the party leadership, with a formal announcement expected later today.

Queen Elizabeth has paid tribute to a generation of leaders who had the vision and courage to put reconciliation before division to make political progress in Northern Ireland possible.

India on has reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day to take its overall caseload to just short of 20 million, as scientists predicted a peak in infections in the coming days.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that China had recently acted "more aggressively abroad" and was behaving "increasingly in adversarial ways".

Australia's fourth largest city faces prospects of its second snap lockdown in less than a month, officials warned today, after a hotel quarantine security guard in Perth and two of his housemates tested positive for Covid-19.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has said Covid-related supports for businesses and individuals beyond June will be laid out by Government by the end of this month.

Iranian state TV has claimed Britain will pay a £400 million debt to Tehran in a move that could pave the way for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

The Department of Health has reported one further Covid-related death and 402 new cases.

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to actor Tom Hickey whose death has been announced.

It has been a challenging year for 17-year-old Sean Collins; not only is he studying for his Leaving Cert, but he is also helping to care for his mother and sister.

With two banks signalling their intention to depart the market here in the coming years, it's the ideal time to scan the banking landscape to ensure that you're getting the best deal on all of your banking products. But don't rule out the intending d...

Six people who helped with Japan's Olympic Torch relay were diagnosed with Covid-19, bringing the total number of participants in the event who got the coronavirus to eight, organisers said.

Manchester United's Premier League clash against Liverpool was called off after fans broke into Old Trafford and invaded the pitch during a protest against the Glazer family.

Four astronauts have returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, parachuting to splash-down in the Gulf of Mexico.

The palace owned by the Lebanese and Anglo-Irish family, the Sursock Cochranes, suffered extensive damage to its building and artwork during the Beirut port blast last August.

North Korea has hit out at the United States and its allies in South Korea in a series of statements saying recent comments from Washington are proof of a hostile policy that requires a corresponding response from Pyongyang.

Israel has observed a day of mourning for 45 people crushed to death at a Jewish religious festival, with flags lowered to half-staff and questions raised about accountability for one of the country's worst civilian disasters.

In the UK secondary school pupils will reportedly be offered Covid-19 vaccinations from September under plans being developed by the NHS.