The European Central Bank's Governing Council meets today and is widely expected to agree an increase in interest rates.

Thousands of young people will receive college offers later today in this year's first round of offers from the CAO. More than 84,000 people have applied for a college place.

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh has withdrawn a sexual harassment case taken against RTÉ at the Workplace Relations Commission.

There is "no shame in not being able to pay your bills," according to the national spokesperson for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS).

A days-long search for the second man suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing spree in a remote western Canadian indigenous community ended, with the 32-year-old dying after being taken into custody, police said.

Children's TV show Peppa Pig has added a lesbian couple to its cast of characters for the first time.

The new Northern Ireland Secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, will meet Sinn Féin and the DUP today.

Today is a significant milestone for the Irish Coast Guard, as it marks its 200th year in operation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reported "good news" from the front near Kharkiv in the east, saying some settlements had been recaptured as both sides reported heavy fighting in the region.

New York state has ended a 28-month-old Covid-19 mandate requiring masks on trains, buses and other modes of public transit, as well as at airports and in ride-share vehicles, Governor Kathy Hochul said.

South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives.

The British Prime Minister will cap soaring consumer power bills today and promote new sources of energy in an expected £100 billion-plus package designed to limit the economic shock caused by the war in Ukraine.

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik said €4 billion would be appropriate to spend in this year's budget and is calling on the Government to place a cap on childcare fees.

A United Nations report argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.

About 280,000 tonnes of agricultural products will be exported in the near future from Ukrainian ports for the World Food Programme under a UN-brokered deal, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said.

Researchers have identified a possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease in a new study, published in The BMJ.

Cineworld, the world's second biggest cinema chain, announced that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States.

A new study reports on the effectiveness of a malaria booster vaccine shows long-lasting high efficacy in children in Africa, meeting the World Health Organisation (WHO) specified 75% efficacy goal.

A report into the sale of Siteserv to a company controlled by Denis O'Brien has found Siteserv's decision to offer the businessman exclusivity on the deal in February 2012 was "tainted by impropriety" from the perspective of the IBRC.