US President Joe Biden has signed 17 executive orders to launch his administration, including a decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord and a mask mandate for all federal buildings.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said people should not underestimate the highly infectious nature of Covid-19, as well as the impact it can have on families and communities.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join other EU leaders on video conference later today to discuss the target of vaccinating 70% of the EU's adult population by the summer.

Six-year-old Adam King from Co Cork, whose 'virtual hug' provided one of television's most memorable moments on the Late Late Toy Show last year, is set to see it light up buildings across the country tonight.

New US President Joe Biden has warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of American coronavirus deaths surpassed the country's troop fatalities in World War II.

A file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in connection with the Oireachtas Golf Society's dinner last August which became known as 'golfgate'.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is to publish new legislation to allow pre-trial hearings to take place in criminal cases.

Level 5 restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of Covid-19 are set to be extended, with Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney saying they will be maintained "well into February".

Job postings for the final quarter of last year were 23% lower than the same time in 2019, according to figures published by e-recruitment platform IrishJobs.

Tiger King star Carole Baskin has said she is 'thankful' that Donald Trump did not grant a pardon to her rival Joe Exotic who is serving a 22-year jail sentence for breaching wildlife laws.

Some 3,500 relatives of people killed during the Northern Ireland conflict have urged the British and Irish governments to fully investigate the decades of violence.

Rescuers in China were drilling new shafts on Thursday to reach gold miners who have been trapped underground for 11 days after an explosion,including one they hope to use to bring the survivors to safety.

The family of Nóra Quoirin will challenge an inquest ruling that she died by misadventure after vanishing in the Malaysian jungle while on holiday, their lawyer has said.

Donald Trump has arrived at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time.

RTÉ has published the earnings of its top ten earners for 2017, 2018 and 2019, and noted that it has cut the pay of its highest earning presenters by 15% in 2020.

As Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, it was an inauguration day with many differences.

Follow live coverage of the transition of power in the United States from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

The Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has written to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin demanding that he "act" on new information relating to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar's leaking of a GP contract.

A woman who was awarded €56,000 by the High Court after she was scalded when trying to make tea in a glass jug has had the award of damages overturned by the Court of Appeal.