US President Joe Biden will speak to Vladimir Putin today after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin in days.

The winning ticket for last night's €30,928,077 EuroMillions jackpot was sold in Co Clare.

There are no plans to withdraw staff from the Embassy of Ireland in Kyiv at this time, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement: A Commentary is a line-by-line explainer of each and every part of the Withdrawal Agreement, with a target readership of academics, law practitioners, governments and courts.

Like powerful waves hitting the shore, we were told by unions and campaigners that soaring prices were eroding the gains of previous wage increases and eating into incomes.

A bog project has been hailed as a "superstar" among community-based conservation projects.

A Canadian judge has ordered an end to the four-day-long blockade of a key Canada-US trade corridor by protesters opposing pandemic restrictions.

The Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, along with Bord Bia officials and representatives of 14 of Ireland's most successful agri-food companies depart today for a weeklong trade mission to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Gardaí have revealed that romance fraud has almost doubled in the last year.

The wearing of masks in primary schools is among the topics to be discussed by the National Public Health Emergency Team when they meet next week.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street.

A school principal has paid tribute to a 12-year-old pupil who died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash in Co Limerick.

The regional government of Spain's Balearic Islands has suspended the opening of new tourist beds for four years to prevent over-tourism on the Mediterranean archipelago.

A 20-year-old murder accused has taken to the stand at his own trial, telling the jury that the deceased had kicked in the front door of his home, attacked him and threatened to kill his mother.

The efficacy of third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines wanes substantially by the fourth month after administration, a new study by the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.

The Crusty Corner bakery in Dunboyne in Co Meath and deli is doing a brisk business at lunchtime.

The United States has dramatically raised the alarm over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion starting with civilians caught under aerial bombing could start in days.

The winning ticket for tonight's €30,928,077 EuroMillions jackpot was sold in Ireland, the National Lottery has said.

The hospitality industry is finding its feet again following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. But according to the owners of a popular pub in Cork, there are new concerns on the horizon.

A former building society branch manager has said he would "absolutely not" have recommended granting a €4 million mortgage to former solicitor Michael Lynn, for a house in Howth, if he thought there was another mortgage on the same property.