Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is to seek a "full account" from Dublin's Coombe hospital after 16 vaccines were administered to family members of staff.

Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said there are now 2,023 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospitals around the country, with over 400 people receiving "high grade ventilation and respiratory support".

Covid-19 is having a severe and disproportionate impact on vulnerable children, a new report has found.

A community hospital in Co Clare has confirmed that 19 residents have tested positive for Covid-19, and that members of the army are on site to assist staff with a vaccination programme due to get under way today.

Dozens of tennis players in hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were told they would get no "special treatment" to leave their rooms to train, despite complaints from some players.

The Garda Representative Association has strongly criticised the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission for its handling of a case where criminal charges against one of its members were subsequently dismissed in court.

RTÉ Investigates examined what life is like living on the streets - and Ireland's costly response to the homelessness crisis.

A 12-year-old from Greystones, Co Wicklow, has become a published author with a collection of short stories partly inspired by life during the pandemic.

The CEO of the Beacon Hospital has said he will meet officials from the HSE later today to discuss a revised agreement, aimed at having the hospital provide additional capacity for the health system as it deals with Covid-19.

Lawyers for Alexei Navalny have said they have not been granted access to him since the Kremlin critic was detained on his return to Russia yesterday, and that his condition was unknown.

As he prepares to end a tumultuous four years as US president facing potential legal jeopardy, Donald Trump has discussed the possibility of pardoning himself, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Chartered estate agents say they are struggling to meet demand for property, especially from first time buyers.

The Government has launched a new online "one stop shop" for people seeking to retrain or acquire new skills, including options that allow unemployed people to retain their social welfare benefits while undertaking courses.

Around 4,000 people who have not been able to become Irish citizens because of Covid-19 restrictions will be able to do so under a temporary system that comes into effect from today.

A survivor of Bessborough mother-and-baby home in Cork has criticised a finding of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that there is "no evidence of injury to the children involved as a result of the vaccines".

Music producer Phil Spector has died while he was serving a prison sentence for murder.

Catholic Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has said he would be disappointed if the religious congregations were scapegoated for their role in mother-and-baby homes.

A further 25 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland, 21 of them occurring during the past 24 hours.

The Government has requested early deliveries of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine so that it is ready to be administered in GP clinics, pharmacies and vaccination centres as soon as it is approved later this month.

Gardaí have seized over €1m in cash hidden in a car during a search in Dublin.