The Government has reacted with anger to reports that the UK authorities are to ban prosecutions of former British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

The HSE has invited 57-year-olds register for Covid-19 vaccination appointments through its online portal or its HSE Live phoneline from today.

Australian officials reinstated social distancing measures in Sydney amid fears a case involving the variant first detected in India could lead to a significant outbreak.

Co-director of Pavee Point Ronnie Fay has said that only a minority of Travellers have not adhered to public health guidance in relation to Covid-19 and the majority of the community have been "exemplary".

The Children's Ombudsman has said that more effort needs to be made to ensure Ireland's education system reflects wider society and there is a need for more diversity amongst teachers.

One of Ireland's oldest traditions has been celebrated for another year, despite the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.

ESB Networks technicians belonging to the Independent Workers Union have returned to work following a two-day strike but are resuming a work to rule and overtime ban.

Proposals that could lead to changes in the tax treatment of institutional investors in property in Ireland could be considered by Government ministers as early as next week, RTÉ News understands.

Voters in Britain are going to the polls today in the first electoral test since Brexit and the Covid pandemic.

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Two British navy vessels are patrolling waters around Jersey amid concerns of a possible blockade of the island due to an ongoing row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Imprisoned Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong has been handed an additional 10-month sentence on after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an "unlawful" protest last year over the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The Government will today launch a strategy, including a €4 million fund, to ensure more Irish people take up jobs within the European Union.

US President Joe Biden's administration has announced its support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, and will negotiate the terms at the World Trade Organization.

Julia Thurmann moved into a nursing home when she was 34-years-old after acquiring a neurological spinal cord injury.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting that spectators will be trialled at outdoor sports events in July.

The number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 has fallen to its lowest level for seven months.

The Taoiseach has told a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party that the Government will immediately deal with the "unacceptable" situation where first-time buyers are being force to compete with institutional investors for homes.

Rohan Aggarwal is 26-years-old and not due to complete his medical training until next year, but in covid-hit India he is the doctor who must decide who will live and who will die when patients come to him gasping for breath.

Michel Barnier has revealed his frustration at the role that both the DUP and hardline Brexiteers played in hampering the quest to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as he negotiated two Brexit treaties over a gruelling four-year period.