Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said compliance with new rules around indoor dining is something that public will have to "buy into".

The Department of Health has said that it expects all of the EU Digital Covid Certificates due by email to be issued by Thursday.

The British Medical Association has condemned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "irresponsible" decision to press ahead with lockdown lifting in England despite Covid-19 infections continuing to surge.

Two Australian apartment blocks have been placed under strict lockdown with residents barred from leaving, as authorities stepped up efforts to curb a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.

Nhat Nguyen was six years old when his family moved from Vietnam to Ireland in search of a better life. Fifteen years later the 21-year-old is representing Team Ireland in the badminton men's singles at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

A further 22 people have died during unrest in South Africa, a provincial official has said, taking the national death toll from days of violence to 32.

A fire which enveloped a Covid isolation unit in southern Iraq killed 64 people, a health official said.

British police have seized a record £180 million (€210m) of cryptocurrency that is suspected of having being used in criminal enterprises.

Flash floods caused travel chaos in London as a number of train and tube stations were forced to close yesterday evening.

Marcus Rashford has apologised for his missed penalty in England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy but promised to come back stronger.

Cuba has blamed a US "policy of economic suffocation" for unprecedented protests against the country's communist government, as Washington pointed the finger at "decades of repression" in the one-party state.

Lateral flow tests have been shown to be 95% effective at detecting Covid-19 if used at the onset of infection and soon after symptoms start, according to a new study.

Croke Park will host Eid Al Adha - one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar - for the second year in a row this month.

Tigrayan rebel forces have launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia and seized a major town, a spokesman said.

Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Michael McGrath will today bring proposals to Cabinet to amend the law in relation to Lobbying activity by former ministers and senior civil servants.

Fully vaccinated people will begin receiving their EU Digital Covid Certificates from today.

A murder investigation has been opened in Northern Ireland following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Co Derry.

The Department of Health has been notified of 600 new cases of Covid-19.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that most Covid-19 restrictions in England will be lifted next Monday 19 July, but stressed that the "pandemic is not over" yet.

The US Food and Drug Administration updated its warning labels for the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to include information about an observed "increased risk" of a rare neurological disorder.