Less than 1% of people deemed to be in the high-risk Group 7 for Covid-19 have received a vaccine so far, while the HSE also said it appeared likely some people in the group may have been categorised incorrectly when they got their first dose.

Air France and Airbus must stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight that killed all 228 people on board, including three Irish women, a Paris court has ruled.

Monthly asking prices for rents in Dublin dropped in the first three months of this year, but increased elsewhere - according to the latest rental report from property website daft.ie.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with at least 35 killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years.

India's coronavirus death toll has passed 250,000 as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries across the globe.

Bathing water quality improved in 2020 compared to the previous year with 96% of bathing areas meeting or exceeding the minimum standard for cleanliness.

The Government's proposed transfer of 3,500 local authority staff to the Irish Water utility will almost inevitably trigger industrial action, according to the country's largest public service union Fórsa.

Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has said he believes new legislation has rebalanced the rights of the adopted person and the natural mother.

A coroner has concluded that all of the ten people who were shot and killed in Ballymurphy in west Belfast almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and that their deaths were unjustified.

Despite weeks of disruption and upheaval, Ireland's vaccine roll-out appears to have partially caught up in recent days, explains Mark Coughlan.

The Brit Awards ceremony at London's O2 Arena got underway this evening with an audience of 4,000 people as part of the British government's live events pilot scheme.

Young adults have suffered the worst unemployment and labour market impact from Covid-19, according to the latest research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

A new report by Sport Ireland has shown a rise in the overall levels of physical activity among adults during Covid-19 restrictions.

The news that young adults have suffered the worst economic impact from Covid-19 is no surprise to those living with this reality.

A nine-year-old boy has died after apparently being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool, police have said.

Use our Covid-19 real time dashboard to check in on the latest number of different vaccines administered, case numbers, up-to-date ICU figures and an interactive map to find the 14-day incidence rate in your local area.

Adopted people will be able to get access to their birth certificates even if a parent indicates they do not wish to be identified under new legislation published today.

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight with the United Nations Security Council set to hold an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation.

According to a statement issued by her office, Ambassador Tai reiterated the Biden-Harris administration's support for maintaining the integrity of the Good Friday Agreement.

A three-year cap on the financial contributions of family owned and operated farms or businesses when calculating the cost for nursing home care is being introduced by the Government.