Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said supply lines with AstraZeneca have been firmed up and anyone due their second dose of the vaccine should receive it within the next five weeks.

EU member states have agreed to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said.

Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza after incendiary balloons were sent into the south of the country, in the first flare-up between the two sides since a major conflict in May in which hundreds were killed.

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin face off today in their first meeting since Mr Biden took office with wide disagreements likely and expectations low for any breakthroughs.

The Ombudsman for Children has expressed concern about incidents of possible abuse of children that may have been missed, or gone undetected, as a result of the pandemic.

Multiple brands have pulled advertising from GB News, the upstart UK news channel promising to take on so-called cancel culture.

Much of the western United States is braced for record heat waves this week, with approximately 50 million Americans placed on alert for "excessive" temperatures, which could approach 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.

The Irish Wheelchair Association said there are "a lot of problems" for wheelchair users in accessing the reopening of towns and cities.

US death toll from Covid-19 surpasses 600,000, although officials hailed progress towards a return to normality as its world-leading vaccination program promised to turn the page on one of the worst health crises in US history.

Nine-year-olds from more disadvantaged backgrounds are much more likely to have poorer health, higher rates of being overweight/obese, more socio-emotional difficulties and less positive views of their school subjects.

Ahead of his first meeting with Vladimir Putin since becoming US President, Joe Biden won't be "breaking bread" with his Russian counterpart, writes Brian O'Donovan.

With US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set to meet for their first summit today, we look back at previous historic encounters between the two nuclear powers during the Cold War era.

An exhibition featuring the artwork of Syrian children has opened to the public at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin as part of its Refugee Week programme of events.

UEFA has confirmed that "several people" are being treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protester who parachuted into the stadium before France's victory over Germany in their Euro 2020 game in Munich.

MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's wealthiest women, has announced a new round of large charitable donations totaling $2.7 billion for educational, community and other nonprofit organizations.

Bad blocks in Donegal have left houses disintegrating before their owners' eyes, and turned lives upside down in the process, explains Rita O'Reilly.

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar has told party members he believes that the unification of Ireland can happen in his lifetime.

People arriving in Ireland from Britain who are not fully vaccinated will have to self-isolate for ten days in changes that come into force with immediate effect.

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that around 450,000 people who are awaiting a second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will receive it over the next five weeks.