A man arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Dublin yesterday morning had recently been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Revenue is to extend the deadline for property owners to file their Local Property Tax returns until 5pm on Wednesday.

A report into the crash of search and rescue helicopter R116 will raise significant questions about safety concerns raised by the staff of the helicopter operator.

Motorways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed today due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.

Youth activists are taking to the streets of Glasgow to demand action on climate change from leaders and politicians as the COP26 talks continue.

The HSE's Director of Acute Hospitals has said about ten surgeries in 21 hospitals are being cancelled per week.

A remote outpost on the rugged west coast of Ireland continues to play a key role in tracking climate change.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said he was extending the Bank of Ireland share trading plan until May 2022 in a further step in delivering the Government's policy of returning the banks to private ownership.

A British coroner will today deliver the conclusions of his inquest into the 2004 sinking of a French trawler in UK waters, which killed five people.

Day five of COP26 will focus on Youth and Public Empowerment. Young climate leaders around the world will take to the stage. Ineza Umuhoza Grace from the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition says negotiators are still not hearing concerns from those in th...

Opening arguments begin today in the trial of three white men charged with the fatal shooting of a black jogger amid controversy over the selection of just one African-American juror for the high-profile case.

Online applications for college places for the 2022 academic year open at noon today and will remain open until late January.

A New York judge has set a date of 4 January for a hearing in which lawyers for Britain's Prince Andrew will plead for dismissal of a case of sexual assault brought by a US woman.

Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the "inhumane" practice, their lawyer has said.

Boeing investors have reached an agreement with current and former company officers to settle a lawsuit over the safety oversight of the 737 MAX, two people familiar with the matter have said.

British Brexit Minister David Frost will hold talks with one of the EU's top officials as efforts continue to resolve disputes over Northern Ireland and fishing rights.

Daily Covid infections have hit an all-time high in Germany as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across Europe, with cases once again on the rise.

Follow the latest developments from day five at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

The Department of Health has been notified of 3,024 new Covid cases.

The aim of this Climate Action Plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by the year 2030 - as was specified in climate action legislation passed by the Oireachtas earlier this year.