Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has issued a statement clarifying remarks he made in relation to those involved in yesterday's protests in Dublin city centre.

The US government has authorised Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting the vaccine up for additional approvals around the world.

Thirteen people were brought before Dublin District Court last night, charged in connection with protests in Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon.

There have been 13 further coronavirus-related deaths and 738 new cases of the disease confirmed to the Department of Health.

As the European Union frets over the pace of vaccine supply and attempts to ramp up the manufacture of key vaccines within the bloc, the UN has warned that more than 100 countries around the world have yet to administer a single dose.

When he apologised in the Dáil last month - on behalf of the Irish people - to the survivors of mother-and-baby homes, the Taoiseach said it was the "duty of a republic to be willing to hold itself to account".

Danish police said they arrested eight people in an anti-lockdown demonstration in Copenhagen last night.

The reason control measures will remain in place beyond vaccines is because Covid-19 jabs alone are unlikely to be sufficient to achieve herd immunity.

A garda based in Co Kerry is being questioned by investigators from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in relation to an allegation of drug dealing.

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Myanmar police have opened fired on protests against military rule, killing at least two people and wounding several on the second day of a crackdown on demonstrations across the country.

A garda has been taken to hospital after being injured during disturbances in Dublin city centre as protesters demonstrated against Covid-19 restrictions.

Post-mortem examinations on the bodies of three brothers discovered outside Mitchelstown in Co Cork are taking place at Cork University Hospital.

Bodies representing Dentists, Opticians and Physiotherapists say the vast majority of their members have not received appointments for vaccinations despite pledges that all healthcare workers would be vaccinated by the end of next week.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said Auckland will enter a seven-day lockdown after a new case of Covid-19 was confirmed.

An exceptional low tide left Venice's famous canals almost dry, with traditional gondolas and boats effectively beached as water levels reached a peak of -48 cm, creating an unusual landscape in the lagoon city.

The Taoiseach has paid tribute to journalist Mike Burns, a former RTÉ London Editor who has died in Dublin at the age of 84.

Tiger Woods is recovering and in "good spirits" after a second day of treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre following his horrific rollover solo car smash that left him with serious leg injuries.

Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs which were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood have been safely returned, Los Angeles police said.

Ireland condemned Italy to a 30th straight Guinness Six Nations defeat in a 48-10 win for Andy Farrell's men in Rome.