The current cold snap should not to lead to power cuts, as supply is currently "well able" to cope with the conditions, according to the chair of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management.

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has written to his ministerial colleagues in an effort to tighten the laws around the control of dogs.

German authorities expect further arrests and raids in the coming days in connection with a far-right group that prosecutors say were preparing a violent overthrow of the state to install a former member of a German royal family as national leader.

Iran has carried out its first known execution over protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

A fresh appeal for information has been issued on the 22nd anniversary of the disappearance of Trevor Deely.

The HSE has reported a large increase in viral infections among children this winter amid concerns over a rare bacterial infection known as Strep A.

Google must remove data from online search results if users can prove that such information is manifestly inaccurate, Europe's top court has said.

Russia has said that its troops are taking part in tactical exercises in Belarus, amid fears that Moscow is pressing its ally to get more involved in the Ukraine war.

US President Joe Biden led a moment of silence at a vigil for victims of gun violence and urged a ban on military style weapons commonly used in mass shootings.

Parts of Indonesia's revised criminal code appear "incompatible" with fundamental freedoms and human rights, the United Nations has said.

660,000 international tourists visited Ireland in November, down 4% compared to the same month in 2019.

Opposition led by Austria is set to prevent Bulgaria and Romania from winning approval to join Europe's control-free travel zone, though its 26 member countries are expected to admit Croatia.

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather over allegedly misleading fans over the purchase of cryptocurrency.

The majority of Irish workers say they have experienced some form of discrimination at work according to a new survey by Matrix Recruitment.

The Simon Communities has described 2021 as "a year of two halves" due to the moratorium on evictions. It says initially the moratorium during Covid-19 contributed to a significant decrease in the number of people in homelessness.

League of Ireland club Bohemian FC has begun delivering toys to 3,000 children living in Direct Provision.

From the Christmas box to An Margadh Mór, do you know all of these Irish Christmas traditions?

The trial of the former Wirecard chief executive who steered the payments company through its rise and collapse two years ago in a fraud scandal that shook German politics and tarnished its business reputation has gotten under way.

The Minister for Defence has apologised for the distress and upset suffered by former army lieutenant Donal de Róiste, who was forced to retire from the Defence Forces in June 1969.

The Department of Education has said there are "no proposals on the table" to eliminate career breaks for teachers.