An investigation is under way after a man in his 40s was shot dead as he walked along Belcare Terrace in Ballymun in Dublin last night.

Two men have been arrested after gardaí seized over €7.4m worth of drugs as part of an intelligence-led operation in Co Kildare last night.

It will be at least six weeks before cases of Covid-19 drop to around 100 a day, according to the Chair of NPHET's Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, Professor Philip Nolan.

Uncertainty around the Leaving Certificate examinations is causing "stress, anxiety and worry to skyrocket amongst students", a union representing second-level students has said.

Motorists in Co Mayo are being urged to drive with care as snow remains in places on many routes.

Victims of romance fraud were conned out of an average of €18,000 last year, according to figures released by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

From frosty waterfalls to igloos, and people enjoying their first snow, readers have been sharing their photos of the wintry weather.

A five-day lockdown has been ordered in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the city of Melbourne, to control an outbreak of the highly infectious strain of Covid-19 first detected in the UK.

Russia's main Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was back in court today for allegedly defaming a World War II veteran, after being ordered to prison in another case that sparked global outrage and mass protests in his country.

Irish barrister Fergal Gaynor is in the running for a post described as one of the most prominent and influential roles for an individual in the international community.

Two new upskilling programmes for employees in the hospitality and tourism sector will be announced later today.

Myanmar's military regime braced for a seventh straight day of street protests after the US announced sanctions on leaders of the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori has resigned after making sexist comments that caused an international outcry with less than six months until the virus-postponed Games.

The International Criminal Court's member countries are set to elect a new chief prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal.

The Minister for Education has invited ASTI trade union leadership to meet her to discuss the union's withdrawal from talks aimed at finding a way of assessing this year's Leaving Certificate students.

Gardaí have noticed that on some flights to sunnier counties, between 30% and 40% of people travelling have dental appointments awaiting them, Prime Time's Barry Cummins reports.

UK and EU leaders have reiterated their "full commitment" to the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol following talks in London.

The Department of Health has been notified of 52 Covid-19 related deaths and 866 new cases.

Gardaí are investigating an assault during which a solicitor was attacked in Dublin.