Taoiseach Micheál Martin will today chair a meeting of the UN Security Council as part of Ireland's presidency of the council.

The Irish National Teachers' Organisation and some crèche operators have expressed concern about changes to close contact rules for children.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast UN climate talks in Glasgow in November as a last chance for humanity as he made a passionate appeal for the world to slash carbon emissions.

Seven people have been treated in hospital for injuries sustained following altercations at a funeral in Tuam, Co Galway yesterday evening.

The Union of Students in Ireland is to demonstrate outside the Dáil and sleep out overnight to urge the Government to address the availability of student accommodation.

Germany goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that will see Angela Merkel step down after 16 years in power, sparking a knife-edge race to lead Europe's biggest economy.

Former taoiseach Enda Kenny has paid tribute to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her role in defending Ireland's position following the Brexit referendum.

British police believe 28-year-old Sabina Nessa was murdered as she made her way to meet a friend at a pub in southeast London last Friday.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma continues to shoot lava into the air in loud bursts, while toxic ash blankets the surrounding area.

What has a pig got to do with labour, transport, energy, Covid and Brexit problems that are causing mayhem in Britain's food supply chain?

The US has authorised the use of boosters of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high-risk of severe disease.

Melbourne's streets were largely quiet after three days of anti-lockdown protests, with hundreds of police officers on patrol in the city to prevent another rally as Covid-19 cases in Victoria hit a daily pandemic record.

New contact training load guidance has been published by World Rugby and International Rugby Players (IRP) following a global study on almost 600 players across 18 elite men's and women's competitions.

US-Irish relations, Northern Ireland, Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic will be on the agenda during talks in Washington between the Foreign Affairs Minister and Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

Ireland needs to reduce its dependency on corporation tax and take a prudent approach to it, the chairman of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has said.

From Monday, most primary school children and those in childcare facilities who are identified as close contacts of a confirmed case of Covid-19, but have no symptoms, will no longer have to restrict their movements, or get tested.

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,432 new cases of Covid-19, with 272 people in hospital.

The proportion of primary school children who tested positive for Covid-19 in a school setting is more than double that found in schools prior to the summer break, according to the latest data.

The HSE published data on its website today which revealed that the current positivity rate among primary school age children is significantly higher than that of last May, before the Delta variant became the dominant one.

A bipartisan effort spurred by the death of George Floyd to pass a police reform bill in the US Congress has collapsed in a setback for President Joe Biden.