Gardaí are questioning a man in his 30s on suspicion of the murder of another man in Dublin.

Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys has said gardaí will use their discretion to deal with pubs and restaurants serving alcohol to customers availing of on-street seating.

Younger people are more likely to suffer from financial hardship when Covid-19 State supports are ceased, according to new research published by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Over 340,000 Covid-19 vaccines were administered last week in Ireland, HSE CEO Paul Reid has said.

The parties of French President Emmanuel Macron and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen performed weaker than expected in the first round of regional elections yesterday, in a vote marked by record levels of abstention.

India opened up free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive today.

Sinn Féin's health spokesperson David Cullinane has said there are "very real" concerns in relation to the ownership of the site of the National Maternity Hospital as well as with the hospital's governance.

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the Tokyo games.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney will attend a meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Luxembourg today to discuss developments in conflict areas around the world, including Belarus.

Birdies at the final two holes saw Jon Rahm claim his first Major title as he finished six-under-par at the US Open at Torrey Pines.

The Tánaiste has said that people who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can travel abroad, but they will need the Digital Covid Certificate and negative PCR tests before they return to Ireland.

Nine children and an adult were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a US highway as heavy storms lashed the southeastern state of Alabama, a coroner has confirmed.

The UNHCR in Ireland has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much harder for refugees to resettle here, with arrivals over the last two years falling well short of government commitments.

A body found in eastern Belgium was that of a soldier suspected of extreme-right views who went missing after stealing arms and threatening public figures, the country's defence minister and chief of staff said in a statement.

The next DUP Leader will have to begin the process of rebuilding a deeply fractured party as well as trying to rebuild power sharing.

A six-year-old Galway girl has an extra special reason to celebrate Father's Day - she underwent a life-saving liver transplant two years ago, with her father the donor.

Brazil has become the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths as the South American country grapples with a third wave of the pandemic.

Sinn Féin has said it will have "no demands" for facilitating the appointment of a new First Minister, other than a commitment to agreements already made.

Over half the new Covid-19 cases being reported in the Lisbon region are of the more infectious Delta coronavirus variant, preliminary data showed as Portuguese authorities scramble to curb a worrying spike in infections.

The Minister for Health has said the Government's strong preference is for the State to have full ownership of the site in Dublin, which has been earmarked for a new National Maternity Hospital.