Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in Dublin.

As Ukraine said its forces had retaken all areas around Kyiv, the mayor of a liberated town said 300 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation by the Russian army, and victims were seen in a mass grave and still lying on the streets.

Census forms that have been distributed across the country are expected to be filled out tonight with the count having been postponed last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Census takes place tonight, and almost all homes in the country should have received their forms. Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely explains what the Census is and what you need to do.

At least one person has died and more than 30 have been injured in an explosion at a nightclub in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku.

The top names in music will come together in Las Vegas tonight to honour their own at the Grammys, now in its 64th edition, with pop juggernauts joining jazzman Jon Batiste as the leading nominees.

Follow events as the war in Ukraine continues and Russia focuses attacks on Black Sea port of Odesa.

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment may be no more but it, too, will likely leave its mark.

Estelle Harris, the stage and screen veteran best known for her roles as Estelle Costanza in the sitcom Seinfeld and Mrs Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, has died. She was 93.

The odds are slightly in favour of Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, extending his 12-year rule in an election today, helped by his government's firm control over state media.

Retired broadcaster Charlie Bird said he is humbled by the response to his charity mountain climb after he reached the summit cheered on by family and friends.

Some Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs are being recalled due to a link with an outbreak of Salmonella.

The Government is to engage with unions after calls for a review of the public sector pay agreement due to the rising cost of living.

View images of the 'Climb with Charlie' event as almost 200 climbs take place across Ireland - and the world - this weekend.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance Seán Fleming has said he does not believe the State is exposed to legal actions regarding Covid-19 infections.

The operator of Dublin Airport has said the wait time to get through security checks during peak hours at Terminal 1 this morning was 47 minutes.

One man has died and three other people injured in a single-vehicle road crash in Co Tipperary in the early hours of this morning.

Ukrainian forces were advancing today into areas north of Kyiv littered with debris and destroyed Russian tanks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused departing Russian soldiers of leaving behind mines.

Will Smith has said he "betrayed the trust" of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as he resigned from the organisation following his "shocking, painful, and inexcusable" actions at the Oscars.