The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet this afternoon to formulate its advice for Government on the scheduled further easing of restrictions this Friday.

There are now 482 Covid-19 patients in hospital, Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said, an increase of 76 since Saturday.

People suffering the impacts of trafficking in Ireland urgently need a National Referral Mechanism to identify them, release them from exploitation, help them deal with their trauma and convict their traffickers, according to the IHREC.

Ireland could be in line to receive a substantial number of new jobs from social media giant Facebook, which is to create 10,000 new jobs across the EU over the next five years.

Australian police searching for a four-year-old girl who went missing from an outback campsite have said they would "leave no stone unturned" as they urged members of the public to come forward.

The Health Service Executive is encouraging parents to protect their children from flu with the free nasal spray flu vaccine.

At least 22 people have died after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said.

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to two of the most significant figures within Irish literature, Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Kennelly, who both died over the weekend.

More than one third (35%) of staff at third-level institutions from minority ethnic groups were subject to racial and/or ethnic discrimination on campus or in the course of their work, a new survey has found.

Britain will today pay tribute to David Amess, the veteran politician stabbed to death while meeting constituency voters on Friday.

Thousands of children returned to school in Sydney today, putting an end to months of home learning as Australia's largest city eased more Covid-19 curbs, thanks to rising rates of vaccinations.

Here are some of the issues which need to be resolved when representatives from nearly 200 countries meet in Glasgow later this month for the COP26 climate talks.

The trial of a man charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft which crashed and killed Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala will begin today.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has vowed to "abolish" prostitution in the country, saying it "enslaves" women.

If everything had gone to plan there would have been just a few pandemic related rules left in place next Friday.

Minister Anne Rabbitte has called for clarity from gardaí on why they have asked for a review into prolonged sexual abuse at a HSE-run residential care centre in Donegal not to be published while they investigate matters.

The uncertainty about how the rising Covid case numbers and hospital admissions will impact on the remaining restrictions is being felt by those planning large events and weddings.

Ireland's EU Commissioner has said Europe will not allow Ireland to be singled out in the fallout if negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol end in failure.

A "mass withdrawal" of dentists from a HSE scheme to treat medical card holders is leaving children and adults with special needs with only an emergency dental service, according to the HSE's national lead for oral health.

Britain is considering a number of options to boost the security of MPs after a parliamentarian was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents, Home Secretary Priti Patel said today.