A Group of Seven (G7) price cap on Russian seaborne oil comes into force today, as the West tries to limit Moscow's ability to finance its war in Ukraine.

The Director of the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive has said she believes they will be able to provide a bed for everyone who wants one ahead of an expected cold snap later this week.

The Taoiseach will today announce more than €50 million in funding for a range of Shared Island partnership programmes.

The trial of ten men accused of involvement in the Brussels terror attacks on 22 March 2016 will get under way in Brussels today, the country's biggest and most expensive ever criminal trial.

The Governor of the Central Bank has said he sees a 50 basis point increase in interest rates as the minimum needed at the ECB's December meeting.

Dublin rock supergroup U2 are "incredibly grateful" after being awarded one of America's most prestigious cultural awards, a Kennedy Center Honor.

Around 3,500 people are to be conferred with Irish citizenship in Co Kerry today and tomorrow.

A leading children's charity has urged parents not to borrow from moneylenders for Christmas.

The Minister for Finance is expected to be re-elected to the position of Eurogroup President at a meeting in Brussels later today.

Sesame Street has paid tribute to cast member Bob McGrath, who was a "beloved member" of the show for more than 50 years, following his death aged 90.

North Korea fired around 130 artillery shells into the sea off its east and west coasts, South Korea's military said, in the latest apparent military drill near their shared border.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time, and said he will work from home while isolating.

Concern is growing over Strep A cases after at least six children died with the infection in Britain in recent months.

Rescuers have evacuated more people from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru yesterday, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the volcano.

Consumers are set to spend more this Christmas but plan to be less reliant on debt, according to research by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

A neurology specialist at the Mater Hospital has warned of an increase in the number of patients suffering severe nerve damage after inhaling nitrous oxide gas.

Protesters in Iran have called for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police - whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests - was being shut down.

Raheem Sterling missed England's World Cup win against Senegal after armed intruders broke into his house overnight while his family were there.

A man has been charged with the rape of a 21-year-old woman who was found partially clothed and hypothermic in the grounds of a derelict house in Fermoy, Co Cork, last month.

Australia has started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world.