Four key climate change indicators broke records in 2021 according to the World Meteorological Organization annual report on the State of the Global Climate.

The World Meteorological Organization has noted five extreme weather events in Ireland last year that were reported by Met Éireann.

Gardaí arrested 10 men this morning in connection with alleged match-fixing in the League of Ireland.

Concern is growing for the welfare of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance.

A Russian gymnast who sported an insignia linked to his country's invasion of Ukraine on a medal podium has been banned for one year, a disciplinary panel said.

The Health Service Executive is warning of significant disruption and service delays in hospitals today due to a planned strike by medical scientists.

Gillian and Darren Milne are pleading for the State to intervene and provide places in a special school for their 11-year-old autistic twins, Conor McMorrow explains.

Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance this morning, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and setting in motion an accession process that is expected to take only a few weeks.

Every Monday night for the last month, Roisin Boyd has been cooking for a young Ukrainian mother, her children, and her host family.

Hours after becoming the first Black African rider to win a Grand Tour stage, Eritrea's Biniam Girmay has been forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia after suffering an eye injury during the podium celebrations.

The Rural Independent Group will seek support today from other TDs to trigger a vote in the Dáil on the National Maternity Hospital.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said there must be "sensible, pragmatic changes" to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Demand for sexual services persisted last year despite the pandemic, creating huge threats for vulnerable women, according to Ruhama.

Liam Campbell, who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing, has been extradited to Lithuania after a lengthy legal process.

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.

Police in London are questioning a Conservative Party MP on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences spanning seven years.

The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, against a Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed civilian, gets underway in Kyiv today.

The Cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the legislation underpinning the issue of duty of care.

The State's two main research funding bodies are to be amalgamated as part of a new national strategy for research and innovation.

Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling N. Korea Covid outbreak