Russia gave Ukrainian fighters still holding out in Mariupol a fresh ultimatum to surrender as it pushed for a decisive victory in its new eastern offensive, while Western governments pledged more military help to Kyiv.

Parents will receive five days of unpaid leave to look after sick children under new legislation to be signed off at Cabinet today.

Netflix said inflation, the war in Ukraine and fierce competition contributed to a loss of subscribers for the first time in more than a decade and predicted more contraction ahead, marking an abrupt shift in fortune for a streaming company that thri...

A man has been injured in a shooting incident in Dublin.

A Galway camogie player has died following an incident during a senior league game in the county on Monday.

Follow developments on day 56 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The TUI will debate motions seeking pay increases to counteract rising inflation at its annual conference in Wexford, where Minister for Education Norma Foley is due to address delegates.

More than 600 pets from Ukraine have arrived in Ireland with their owners since the Russian invasion on 24 February.

A Taiwanese television station has apologised for "causing public panic" after erroneously running a series of alerts saying China had launched attacks on the island.

US President Joe Biden's administration has said it would appeal a judge's ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health officials deem it necessary to stem the spread of Covid-19.

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will face off later today in a debate that could be decisive in the tight race to decide who will run the country for the next five years.

The Dublin Airport Authority has revised its advice to passengers concerning security screening issues.

Thousands of cars written off in the UK are driving on Irish roads and no one knows if they have been properly repaired.

There are around 600 people on a waiting list for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas.

The British Prime Minister has offered a "wholehearted apology" to the House of Commons after being fined over breaking lockdown rules, as opposition parties push for an investigation into whether he misled MPs by repeatedly insisting that he did not...

Johnny Depp said he was "obsessed with the truth" as he took to the stand to give evidence in his US defamation trial against former wife Amber Heard.

Second-level teachers meeting in Cork have agreed to defer a proposal to ballot for industrial action on a range of pay issues including pay increases to help combat the rising cost of living.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has called on Russia to agree to an immediate humanitarian ceasefire during an address to the UN Security Council in New York.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said there has been a further increase in cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

The International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecast for global economic growth by nearly a full percentage point, citing Russia's war in Ukraine, and warning that inflation was now a "clear and present danger" for many countries.