The Government will unveil its Economic Recovery Plan later today, which is expected to lay out a roadmap for the economy as it emerges from the impact of Covid-19.

Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world.

The Chief Executive of the National Concert Hall has said it is likely that concert-goers attending next week's event at the Iveagh Gardens will be given antigen tests for Covid-19 before entry.

Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Naomi Osaka after the women's world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression" and "anxiety".

China has reported the world's first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain, but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low.

The Secretary General of the Irish Pharmacy Union has said pharmacists will be glad to get started on the vaccination programme and over 1,000 pharmacies have already applied to be involved in the scheme.

The Minister for Justice will seek Cabinet approval today to renew the Offences Against the State Act and the 2009 Criminal Justice Act for a further year.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on children and young people living in disadvantaged communities, the Irish Youth Foundation has warned.

The EU's ambassador to the UK has accused new DUP leader Edwin Poots of making comments about the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol that lack "adherence to reality".

Apache Pizza has said it plans to open 20 new stores and create 300 jobs over the next six months, having recorded a 17% increase in sales during the first four months of the year.

Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750sq/km, or 7% of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study has shown.

A videographer has captured the moment his drone crashed into the erupting Fagradalsjfall volcano in Iceland.

The Department of Health has said that work is continuing to restore the essential work of the department as quickly and as safely as possible.

There are no plans to bring forward the reopening of outdoor hospitality for pubs, restaurants and cafés from Monday 7 June, the Tánaiste has said.

The Government looks set to begin reducing the Pandemic Unemployment Payment by €50 a week from September.

The jury in the trial of seven people accused of the sexual abuse of three children has heard that they were seriously neglected and were sexually abused by their parents and relatives over a number of years.

Gardaí have launched a fresh appeal to the public to help identify the body of a man recovered in the sea at the Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare almost 11 years ago.

Fully vaccinated residents in the EU should be exempt from Covid-19 quarantine when travelling within the bloc, the European Commission has urged, in a sign of increased confidence in its vaccine roll-out.

US President Joe Biden has pledged to work for racial justice on the centenary of a massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma that targeted the prosperous African-American community in the district of Greenwood.

The Rose of Tralee Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid-19.