The Taoiseach has said people will be given notice over any decisions the Government makes today on Covid-19 measures, but said the "situation is getting worse and will get worse before it gets better".

Non-emergency services may be cancelled and the use of private hospitals expanded if Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise, the Health Service Executive's Director of Acute Hospitals has said.

US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping traded strong warnings on the future of Taiwan at a virtual summit meant to establish "guardrails" against conflict between their rival superpowers.

Recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will see the amount they receive reduced further from today.

The Court of Appeal is expected to give its judgment today in an appeal by Tipperary farmer Patrick Quirke against his conviction for the murder of Bobby Ryan.

As the GPA launches BEO360 today, Domhnall Nugent reflects on how the players' body helped him through his drink and drugs issues.

A suspected terrorist who blew himself up with a homemade bomb outside a hospital for women and babies has been named as Emad Al Swealmeen.

Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson has said that finding a solution with the European Union to Brexit agreement problems regarding Northern Ireland "still seems possible".

Heavy rain battered Canada's Pacific coast, forcing a town's evacuation and trapping motorists as mudslides, rocks and debris were washed across major highways.

Kenya has launched a nationwide manhunt after three "dangerous" inmates escaped from a high security prison, with the authorities vowing to punish those responsible for the jail break.

Profits made by insurance companies on their motor business increased last year, according to the Central Bank.

Residents of western Scotland received a bump in the night after an earthquake shook the region in the early hours of this morning.

Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman will seek approval for a redress scheme from Cabinet for the survivors of mother-and-baby institutions and county homes.

A senior Conservative MP and a journalist have both accused Stanley Johnson, the British Prime Minister's father, of inappropriately touching them.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to challenge his British counterpart Boris Johnson over the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece when the pair meet later today.

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has resumed today, with his ex-spin doctor due on the witness stand, but the defence has asked the highly anticipated testimony be delayed.

Apache Pizza is to create 500 jobs over the coming months in its 180 stores across the country.

Myanmar's junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported today.

There have been 4,570 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health, The number of people with Covid-19 who are being treated in hospitals has increased by forty from yesterday to 622.

An anti-satellite weapons test by Russia against one of its own targets has generated debris that is a risk to astronauts on the International Space Station and other activities in outer space, according to the US.