A Government plan to give all workers the right to paid sick leave has been approved by the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters faced off with police outside parliament today, as demonstrators camped inside the Wellington legislature's grounds vowed to stay "as long as it takes".

Delaying having another baby, limiting central heating use and wearing extra layers to keep warm at home is how some parents are managing the rising cost of living.

Rents nationally rose at an annual rate of just over 10% in the last three months of last year, according to listed rent prices compiled by the property website Daft.ie.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

US biathlete Leif Nordgren watched his wife give birth to their first child via video call from the Beijing Olympics the day before his first race, after being apart from her since mid-November.

At least 14 people died and 34 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia, the national disaster agency said.

Retailer Lidl has said it has provided more than 80,000 free period products as part of efforts to combat period poverty.

The role of Islam in French society has emerged as a key battleground in the presidential election campaign, leaving many French Muslims uneasy over the bursts of rhetoric against the nation's largest religious minority.

The death toll from cyclone Batsirai, which left Madagascar on Monday morning, has risen to 30, according to an updated count from authorities, and could rise further as bodies continue to be found in the rubble of collapsed houses.

Authorities in southern India have ordered schools to shut amid protests over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has outraged Muslim students.

The University of California will pay almost a quarter of a billion dollars to 200 women who allege they were assaulted by a school gynaecologist, officials said.

A survey of the childcare industry has found that 41% of early years professionals are actively seeking a job in another sector.

A new €90m fund for start-up businesses is expected to be launched by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe.

The Government has announced an €8bn retrofit scheme, which aims to bring half a million homes up to a B2 energy rating by 2030.

The Lost Daughter star Jessie Buckley and Belfast's Kenneth Branagh, Ciarán Hinds and Van Morrison are among the nominees for this year's Oscars.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has denied that there has been a cover-up of a controversial gathering in his department when social distancing rules were breached.

The Taoiseach and Government ministers will travel overseas to promote Ireland during St Patrick's Day for the first time in two years.

Jury selection is continuing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for the trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn who is charged with stealing €27 million from a number of financial institutions.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said people cannot catch a break as the cost of living goes up.