Ukraine's military has accused Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine of firing shells at a village in the Luhansk region, hitting a preschool.

The Taoiseach has told a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party that the National Public Health Emergency Team may soon draw a distinction between mandatory mask wearing and public health advice.

Met Éireann is forecasting that Storm Eunice will move up from the southwest tonight with severe and damaging winds and gusts in many areas overnight and tomorrow morning.

As uncertainty looms, many families have already left the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for Lviv and other parts of Western Ukraine. Others are watching developments anxiously before deciding on what to do.

Rescue workers are searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 94 people.

More people presented with back and neck problems during Covid-19, according to Irish physiotherapists and chiropractors.

The world's whales are facing increasing threats in their key habitats and the "blue corridors" they use to migrate through the oceans, a report has warned.

The coming-of-age drama An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) has been honoured at the Berlin International Film Festival, a first for an Irish-language film at one of the world's most renowned cinema showcases.

Several Sydney beaches, including Bondi and Bronte, have been closed after a swimmer was killed in a shark attack, the first such fatality at the city's beaches in nearly 60 years.

131 million online and mobile payments were made in 2021, up 85% on 2016 levels.

A verdict of 'unlawful killing' will remain possible in a new inquest that is due to be held into the fire in the Stardust nightclub in 1981, in which 48 people died.

Two years after she went missing, a six-year-old girl has been found alive and in good health in a makeshift room underneath a staircase in a house in New York state.

The winning ticketholder of the €30,928,078 EuroMillions jackpot has made contact with the National Lottery to collect their prize.

A number of restaurants across Ireland have secured Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide 2022.

Britain's Prince Andrew is keeping his dukedom and his service rank of Vice Admiral and will remain a Counsellor of State despite agreeing to an out-of-court settlement in a sexual assault lawsuit.

Two Irish diplomats based in Ukraine will be staying there to assist Irish nationals as long as it is safe, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney told a meeting of his party tonight.

Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said that during the pandemic, outpatient waiting lists grew by 98,000, in-patient/day cases rose by 9,000 and endoscopy waiting lists increased by 10,000.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has renewed its call on the Minister for Justice to launch an independent review of the Data Protection Commission.

A Status Orange wind warning has been issued for seven counties for Friday, when Storm Eunice is set to hit the country.

A 59-year-old man who claimed over €500,000 in pension payments for his dead parents has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, with the final year suspended.