Newly elected TD Ivana Bacik said her victory in the Dublin Bay South by-election shows people respond to a positive message of change.

In recent weeks, the focus has been on the Delta variant. But scientists are constantly monitoring emerging mutations, Mark Coughlan explains. What do they know about others?

For those intending to travel to parts of Europe from Monday week, 19 July, the EU Digital Certificate will be an important piece of documentation, writes Fergal Bowers.

The Spanish region of Catalonia was today set to reimpose virus restrictions in the face of rising coronavirus infections, as the highly contagious Delta strain forced nations worldwide to put the brakes on a long-awaited return to normalcy.

Haiti has asked the United States and the United Nations to send troops to help it secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a government minister said.

The war had been unprecedented. The peace would be, too.

President Michael D Higgins has said there are serious questions to be answered about the level of sports betting advertising in the media.

The scale of Labour candidate Ivana Bacik's win has surpassed expectations. But what does the result tell us about all the main parties?

More than six months after the deadly US Capitol insurrection, authorities began the process of dismantling fencing and barricades surrounding the iconic Washington building.

Labour politician Ivana Bacik has won the Dublin Bay South by-election. She will take the seat vacated by former minister Eoghan Murphy. Here are five things to know about Ireland's newest TD.

There is confusion over the future of the Kerry-Dublin air route, after Ryanair claimed a Government statement on a new service was "premature and inaccurate".

The Department of Health has reported 631 new cases of Covid-19, which is the first time in more than two months that more than 600 cases have been recorded.

Chris Eubank's son Sebastian has died days before his 30th birthday.

AA (Ireland) is to step away from its Roadwatch traffic and travel reports after almost 32 years as it looks to the next phase of its growth.

Live blog with all latest news and results from the Dublin Bay South by-election.

Labour's Ivana Bacik has been elected as a TD in the Dublin Bay South by-election, after the ninth and final count.

A spectator was ejected from the abrdn Scottish Open after nonchalantly grabbing a club from Rory McIlroy's bag on the 10th tee.

More than €2m worth of drugs have been seized in three separate incidents in Dublin and Wexford.

The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower has increased to 79 after workers pulled the remains of an additional 14 people from the rubble of the building.

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech  and Moderna, it said, stressing that the benefits of the shots outweighed any risks.