The owner of a megaship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal hopes to refloat it as early as today, as the crisis forced companies to re-route services from the vital shipping lane around Africa.

The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta has said the military will protect the people and strive for democracy, as protesters called for a huge show of defiance against last month's coup despite chilling warnings they risked being shot.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said his department will carry out an "urgent and detailed review" of cases where files containing medical and educational information on children with autism were maintained by the State.

For the European Union, the second quarter cannot come soon enough. The vaccine roll-out has been beset by problems, some unforeseen, some the responsibility of member states, some down to the European Commission's procurement strategy, and some of i...

European countries with seats on the UN Security Council have requested that the panel meets to discuss North Korea's latest missile launches.

The number of Covid-19 vaccination doses administered will pass the 750,000 mark this weekend as the rollout continues in GP-operated vaccination hubs at Munster Technological University in Cork and Merlin Park in Galway.

Mandatory hotel quarantine may not seem like such a major imposition but one of the big issues will be the health and welfare of people in quarantine.

Girls grow up in a world where they are told that public spaces are dangerous for women - and that they must take steps of their own to stay safe.

This should have been the Green Party's best week in Government.

The past year has been among the toughest Emirates has ever had to endure, its country manager for Ireland, Enda Corneille said.

Teachers and principals have expressed concern over the level of support available around crucial decisions relating to Covid-19 in classrooms.

The Covid vaccine programme will not be withdrawn from the Beacon Hospital, according to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

The tracker mortgage ad was released by the financial regulator around 2007, as part of a campaign to educate people on their consumer rights.

"We as a people have been living, for 12 months now, with an elevated level of stress," Professor Paul D'Alton, from the School of Psychology at UCD, said on a special RTÉ News programme discussing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our well-be...

Brazil suffered a record 3,650 new Covid-19 deaths today, the Health Ministry said, with 84,245 new cases of coronavirus confirmed.

Wales were crowned Guinness Six Nations champions after France lost 27-23 to Scotland.

Gardaí have issued more than 16,500 fines worth a total of more than €2.2m for breaches of Covid-19 regulations.

The Department of Education has confirmed that it intends for all remaining second level students to return to in-school education on 12 April in what will be the final phase of school reopening.

There have been 20 further Covid-related deaths notified to the Department of Health along with 584 new cases of the disease.

A collision between two trains killed at least 32 people and left more than 160 injured in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance.