The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Transport has said he believes restrictions will start to lift towards the end of next week.

A 31-year-old man is still being questioned by gardaí about the murder of Ashling Murphy in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

The Cabinet is meeting at Dublin Castle today to consider its spring legislative programme, which is expected to involve more than 40 bills, in advance of the return of the Dáil this afternoon.

The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections in the past 24 hours.

An undersea cable connecting volcano and tsunami-hit Tonga with the rest of the world will take at least a month to repair, New Zealand's foreign ministry has said.

Britain's Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England's coronavirus restrictions as he battles to save his premiership.

Wind Energy Ireland is calling on the Government to develop a strategy for green hydrogen and said it will be essential to decarbonising the Irish economy.

Economics is not all about numbers.

EBS has begun a review of its operations which could see its future focus shift to strengthening its mortgage business while also achieving efficiencies in other areas.

Six people have died after a fire at a retirement home in a suburb of Valencia in Spain early this morning.

Tusla has said it will review the case of five children who were subjected to prolonged sexual abuse by five adults to identify what it described as any "learnings or insights" that could be gained from its involvement with the family.

While we'll never know why 18-year-old Eden Heaslip ended his life, his parents believe years of bullying played a part, explains Conor McMorrow.

The Department of Health has been notified of 5,767 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,916 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal.

The father and uncles of three children who were repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by family members have each been jailed for 15 years.

The Minister of State for Disability has said that she was "detained" in her constituency office in Portumna last December by a man who was railing against Government policy.

Despite almost exclusively eating fibrous bamboo, giant pandas manage to stay chubby and healthy due to a seasonal change in their gut bacteria.

Mourners at the funeral mass for Ashling Murphy have heard that her family and boyfriend were "robbed of your most precious gift".

All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands were destroyed in the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead.

The High Court has lifted an order preserving the anonymity of one of the men convicted of kidnapping and inflicting serious injuries on businessman Kevin Lunney.

A man has been charged over a fatal shooting in Ballyfermot earlier this month.