The HSE has temporarily shut down its IT system following what it described as a "significant ransomware attack".

The Health Service Executive says it has suffered a "significant ransomware attack", prompting it to temporarily shut down its IT system.

Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes today against Palestinian militants in Gaza amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre.

The Taoiseach will travel to England today to meet the British Prime Minister at his Chequers estate in Buckinghamshire.

Ryanair has called for the removal of all travel restrictions from the end of May for air travel between Ireland and both the UK and EU.

A new leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland will be elected today, with long-standing MP Jeffrey Donaldson and current Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots in the running.

Japan's government is expected to widen a virus state of emergency, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped.

There were 99 people being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals last night, 10% fewer than the previous night and the lowest evening total since 24 September last year.

At least 18 elephants are suspected to have been killed by lightning in northeastern India, officials said as they launched an inquiry into the incident.

A legal challenge by unionist parties against the Northern Ireland Protocol is due to begin in Belfast High Court today.

The UK will adapt its vaccine rollout to protect people more quickly in areas where a coronavirus variant first detected in India has emerged, the country's vaccine minister has said.

Amazon said today it would create 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK in 2021, taking its total workforce in the country to over 55,000.

Car traffic will be drastically reduced in the heart of Paris next year under a plan by the city's mayor, the latest step in her goal of greening one of the densest urban landscapes in Europe.

People sent voice messages to Prime Time detailing their experiences of finding and keeping a home during a housing crisis.

Fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in most places, according to updated guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Bulk sales of family homes to investors will be tackled "head on" according to Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien.

Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, the first fatalities of this year's season, expedition organisers in Nepal said today.

From today the five main banks are adopting a co-ordinated approach to make it easier for people seeking international protection here to open bank accounts.

Two people have died in a house fire in Co Roscommon in the early hours of this morning.

Three teenage boys arrested in connection with an attack on young girls at Howth Junction Dart station in Dublin last month have been released without charge.