The lifting of Covid restrictions should continue as planned and the focus should remain on mitigating the risks, a professor of immunology at Dublin City University has said.

A 37-year-old Danish man is suspected of killing five people in a bow-and-arrow attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, police said.

The number of third level students being deemed eligible to receive State SUSI grants continues to fall, while numbers attending college continue to rise, data received by RTÉ News shows.

Northern Ireland's leaders have urged caution as the latest relaxations to Covid-19 regulations come into effect.

The EU has gone to the limits of what it can do to resolve the problems of post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland, its ambassador to the UK has said.

The first black woman to win the Miss Ireland title says she hopes she has "opened a door and paved the way" for young asylum seekers to achieve their dreams

At least 46 people have died after a fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, authorities said.

Britain's 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digits due to a wave of soaring costs throughout the supply chain, Britain's biggest chicken producer said.

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali has reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights.

A nightclub operator in Dublin has said he is devastated at the lack of certainty that has arisen again about re-opening plans for the industry next week due to rising Covid-19 rates.

A new team charged with investigating Covid-19 may be the last chance to find the origins of the virus, the World Health Organization has said.

A young visually impaired girl from Dublin is the star of a new radio series and podcast for RTÉjr, which launches today, World Sight Day.

The latest EU proposal to address problems of post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland provides a "sensible solution" and a bespoke arrangement which can provide a way forward, Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said.

The Port of Los Angeles and its longshoreman union will provide 24-hour service to alleviate backlogs that have exacerbated global supply chain problems, the White House has said.

The United States plans to build up to seven major offshore wind farms along the country's coasts as part of its push to supply wind-generated energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030.

The Taoiseach has said he cannot guarantee that the 22 October phase of reopening will proceed as planned.

The European Commission has said its proposals to ease the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol will cut checks and controls on a range of retail goods by 80%.

The Department of Health has been notified of 2,066 new coronavirus cases. There are 408 people being treated in hospital with the virus, 69 of whom are in intensive care.

Police in Georgia have detained five people in connection with the death of a Mayo man there.

The Vatican has recognised a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul I, a step towards sainthood for one of the shortest serving heads of the Catholic Church.