The Cabinet will consider a proposal to extend the 5km limit from the middle of next month in line with advice received by the Government from the National Public Health Emergency Team.

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out this afternoon to establish the cause of death of a 52-year-old man in Dublin's south inner city yesterday.

The Government is expected to approve the establishment of a high-level working group to review collective bargaining rights and the industrial relations landscape in Ireland.

The Australian state of Queensland has warned that more cases of Covid-19 were expected to emerge, throwing Easter travel plans into disarray.

Chinese leaders have endorsed a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, slashing its number of directly elected seats and ensuring a majority of the city's politicians will be selected by a pro-Beijing committee.

The number of patients in hospitals with Covid-19 has further reduced, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

Ulster Bank Ireland had more complaints against it upheld by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) last year than any other financial services provider.

The leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization have backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

A US company has been awarded a contract to provide coding and psychometric expertise in the delivery of this year's accredited grades to Leaving Certificate students.

The Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland has called on the FAI to publicly come out in support of the human rights of migrant workers in Qatar.

Follow updates as they happen as the Cabinet meets to discuss Covid-19 restrictions.

Europe's markets watchdog has today announced a €3.7m fine against five European entities of Moody's credit ratings agency over breaches of conflict of interest rules.

A young woman who poisoned an Irish man with a drug known as "devil's breath" has been jailed in London for at least 16 years for his murder.

The Beacon Hospital has announced that an independent review is to be conducted into the controversy over the hospital vaccinating teachers from a private school in Bray.

The HSE has said that a letter should not have been sent to a Dublin family telling them they would have to wait more than five years for an appointment for their child.

MV Ever Given, the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, has been fully floated and is slowly on the move.

The chief restorer of the Sistine Chapel, who revived the "dazzling splendour" of Michelangelo's frescoes, has died aged 92, the Vatican Museums has said.

The Department of Health has been notified of one further coronavirus-related death and 539 new cases.

The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 has met to consider the advice of public health officials on the easing of lockdown restrictions.

A man who was found seriously injured in an apartment complex in Dublin city centre has died.