The European Union is rebuffing British government calls to ship AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines produced in a factory in the Netherlands, an EU official said.

Covid-19 case numbers are "stuck" and possibly rising, according the HSE's lead for Infection Control, as he warned of a real danger of another surge of the virus.

Residents of long-term residential care facilities, including nursing homes, will be able to receive two visits per week from today on general compassionate grounds.

Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 by July, as incoming vaccines are expected to speed up the continent's vaccination roll-out, an EU Commissioner has said.

Violent scenes that marred a 'Kill the Bill' protest in the UK, which saw a police station attacked, officers injured and vehicles set alight in Bristol have been widely condemned.

The French branch of Swedish retailing giant IKEA faces trial accused of running an elaborate system to spy on staff and job applicants using private detectives and police officers.

The contract for the mandatory hotel quarantine system is set to be awarded to the Tifco Hotel Group, RTÉ News understands.

The European Union will impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the 1 Febuary coup in Myanmar, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Amnesty International has written to FIFA calling on the world governing body to use its leverage to ensure Qatar fulfils its promises regarding the rights of migrant workers.

Torrential rain has hit Australia's southeast region again, worsening once-in-a-century flooding that has forced 18,000 people to evacuate their homes and forced hundreds of schools to shut.

Four hundred new jobs are to be created in Dublin by US cloud-based finance and human resources software developer, Workday.

The Irish Universities Association has set up an online interactive guide to give additional support to international students during the pandemic.

Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social media platform, according to one of his former advisers.

A film made by a community organisation providing day services for people with disabilities has been launched this weekend to mark World Down syndrome Day.

The numbers tonight have moved significantly, but unfortunately they have gone in the wrong direction, with 769 new cases notified.

The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation has warned that Ireland will lose out on thousands of homes being built this year because of the construction shutdown over the last few months.

There have been 769 cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health, along with two Covid-related deaths.

European Union Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has said there must be a global focus placed on where vaccines are produced and on the supply chains of their components.

Germany is set to extend a lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 into its fifth month, according to a draft proposal, after infection rates exceeded the level at which authorities say hospitals will be overstretched.

A demonstration about plans to give British police more powers to deal with non-violent protests has turned violent.