Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the European Commission is working on details of an oil embargo on Russia as part of a possible next sanctions package, but that nothing has been decided.

Truck drivers taking part in a protest in Dublin are blocking both ends of the Tom Clarke Bridge, commonly known as the East Link.

Ukraine's armed forces are bracing for a new Russian offensive, as powerful explosions rocked cities in the south and east, while Austria's leader planned to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and call for an end to the conflict.

Scottie Scheffler emphatically underlined his status as world number one by claiming his first major title in the 86th Masters at Augusta National.

By complicating global cooperation, the war in Ukraine could set our climate targets back. But the spike in energy prices could see a faster shift to renewables, explains Oonagh Smyth.

A Co Laois mother-of-three has filled her home with supplies such as buggies, car seats and schoolbags for Ukrainian families to help them get settled in Ireland.

Live updates from the war in Ukraine on day 43 of Russia's invasion.

The three coalition party leaders are meeting today with other senior ministers to discuss the rising cost of living.

French President Emmanuel Macron will take his hunt for extra votes to the industrial heartlands of northern France today, a blue-collar stronghold of his far-right rival Marine Le Pen who he will face in a 24 April presidential run-off vote.

Irish star Jessie Buckley was among the winners at the Olivier Awards in London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night, winning Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Bowles in the West End revival of Cabaret.

Arts organisations are seeking clarity from the Department of Social Protection around the accessibility of disabled artists to the Basic Income Scheme announced by the Government last week.

Authorities in China's financial centre of Shanghai said they would start lifting lockdown in some areas from today, despite reporting more than 25,000 new Covid-19 infections, as they strive to get the city moving again after more than two weeks.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is due to receive a briefing today from a senior civil servant on the abandoned move of Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has strongly criticised the level of training for gardaí dealing with domestic violence cases.

Housing needs to be considered as an important part of integration policy, according to the Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman.

Russian forces have pounded further targets in eastern Ukraine with missiles and artillery, with weekend bombardments leaving ten civilians dead and a further 11 others injured around Kharkiv, the region's governor has said.

France's incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron has urged citizens to block his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen from power when the two go head-to-head in a 24 April presidential run-off vote, adding that "nothing is decided" yet.

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections today, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies.

A grandmother living in Ireland after escaping the war in Ukraine has been reunited today with her beloved black labrador Tasha.

An Irishman living in Shanghai has described the ongoing lockdown in the city as "mentally and physically exhausting".