Three men have been killed in a collision between a car and a lorry on the N7 at Rathcoole in Dublin.

Voters in the constituency of Dublin Bay South go to the polls today in the by-election which is being held to fill the Dáil seat vacated by former Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy.

British Labour party leader Keir Starmer has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take personal responsibility for ensuring the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol works.

Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state has reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of Covid-19 this year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant.

Representatives of the hospitality sector and senior Government officials will meet later today to assess how restaurants and pubs could reopen for indoor hospitality later this month.

Florida rescuers have ended their search for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building which partially collapsed two weeks ago, Miami-Dade county mayor Daniella Levine Cava has said.

A painting by Jack B Yeats, which was once stolen from Dunsany Castle in Co Meath, has been bought for the national collection.

South Korea reported its biggest daily rise in new Covid-19 cases and a top health official warned the numbers may nearly double by the end of July, even as the country considers imposing a semi-lockdown in hard-hit Seoul.

More than 100 scientists and doctors have signed a letter accusing the UK government of conducting a "dangerous and unethical experiment" and urging it to reconsider its plans to abandon all restrictions in England.

Northern Ireland Executive ministers will meet today to discuss the possibility of a further easing of Covid-19 restrictions later this month.

The Department of Health has reported 581 new cases of Covid-19.

Europe Editor Tony Connelly takes a look at how the EU's Digital Covid Certificate will work this summer.

A teenage boy has died and another was critically injured in a single-vehicle road crash in Killarney, Co Kerry in the early hours of the morning.

A former priest has appeared in court charged with indecent assault offences dating back over 35 years.

Harry Kane dispatched a controversial penalty in extra time at the second attempt as hosts England advanced to a final against Italy at Euro 2020 after seeing off Denmark 2-1 at Wembley.

The Government has won tonight's Dáil vote allowing institutional investors to be exempt from stamp duty if leasing the property to Local Authorities.

Twin brothers from Brosna in Kerry, who were spotted wearing GAA jerseys at last night's Euro 2020 semi-final, have expressed amusement at their newfound online fame.

The Department of Health does not have a working estimate for the final cost of the National Children's Hospital, but has conceded that delays of more than 14 months will add to the final bill.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.