Doctors have reported a marked increase in the number of children with upper respiratory tract infections, and say they are worried this is masking the true number of Covid-19 cases.

New rules requiring customers to book tickets for nightclubs and other late-night events are expected to be published today.

The HSE's Clinical Director of Women and Infant Health said 15 pregnant women have been admitted to ICUs with Covid-19 since September, but the message that vaccination is necessary "appears to be getting through".

A Status Orange rainfall warning has been extended until midday today for three southeastern counties, with Met Éireann warning of flooding in places.

New Zealand has unveiled plans to tentatively reopen its borders amid growing pressure from Kiwis stranded overseas by some of the world's toughest pandemic travel restrictions.

Heather Doyle, who is in third year in Loretto Secondary School in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, wants more education on the causes of global warming.

Shops, schools and restaurants in the Russian capital, Moscow, have been shut for 11 days in a bid to stop a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths that came after vaccination efforts stalled.

Changes are being introduced to the employment permit system to allow a greater number of workers from outside the European Economic Area work here.

France has seized a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence and issued a verbal warning to a second vessel, amid a bitter row between the neighbours over access to fishing grounds after Brexit.

Experts say if nothing is done to slow climate change, record temperatures and deadly heatwaves will only get worse.

Ryanair has promised to repay customers within five days for cancelled flights in a renewed customer service push after criticism about how it handled refunds at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The leaders of the world's major economies gather in Rome this weekend for the first in-person G20 summit since the pandemic began, with Covid-19, economic recovery and climate change topping a packed agenda.

A majority of people in Northern Ireland now view the Brexit protocol governing Irish Sea trade as a positive for the region, according to a public opinion poll conducted for Queen's University Belfast.

E-scooters continue to grow in popularity as a cheap alternative to public transport and a way to reduce car usage.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said authorities have recovered a live lead projectile that was fired from the firearm used by actor Alec Baldwin in the accidental shooting death last week on a movie set in New Mexico.

Covid-19 infection in Ireland is now growing at a rate that is concerning NPHET, according to the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan.

The Aviva Stadium has been confirmed as a designated venue under the Sale of Tickets Act 2021.

From going back to basics to taking care while trick or treating, here are some of the key takeaways from the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team.

The mother of a teenage girl who claimed she developed the sleep disorder narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine has told the High Court her daughter was robbed of her childhood and teenage years.

Four siblings have begun a civil action against the National University of Ireland, Galway claiming they were discriminated against and victimised by college authorities because of their religious beliefs seven years ago.