The Director of Public Health, HSE Midlands has said a Covid-19 outbreak in Athlone has been identified as "probably" the Delta variant.

The number of people who contacted the domestic violence support service Women's Aid increased by over 40% last year compared to 2019.

A new pilot programme for employers to test the effectiveness of a four-day working week for staff with no loss of pay is being launched today.

The Environmental Protection Agency has said that Ireland will not meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets and action is now needed to meet the existing target for 2030.

The Minister for Agriculture is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet today on the prohibition of fur farming in Ireland and to provide a compensation scheme.

A man is due in court charged in relation to a fatal assault in Dublin on Sunday.

New Yorkers go to the polls today to vote in primary elections in the race to become the city's next mayor.

UEFA has declined a request to illuminate the Euro 2020 stadium in Munich in rainbow colours for the Germany v Hungary match because it believes the gesture has a political context.

Sydney is battling a fresh Covid-19 cluster just as Melbourne's latest outbreak receded, highlighting Australia's difficulty in quashing persistent small virus flare-ups.

Europe's top court has said that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions.

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The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage Sites, a UN committee said, drawing an angry response from Australia which said the recommendation was politically motivated.

Political social media posts are more likely to go viral if they criticise an opponent rather than support a colleague or a view from their side of politics, a study has suggested.

The Chief Executive of Aer Lingus will tell an Oireachtas committee later today that restrictive travel policy and a lack of sector specific supports represents a "critical risk to aviation jobs and connectivity".

A Singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, with the judge describing the case as "among the worst types of culpable homicide".

Consumer confidence is at a two year high, according to the latest KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment index.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that the latest data shows a "concerning increase in transmission" of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has issued an instruction for gardaí to use discretion in relation to outdoor drinking.

Long-standing DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has confirmed he has submitted his name to become the next leader of the party.

A family in Cork has had to move out of their home after a burst water main appears to have led to a sinkhole in their driveway and caused structural damage to their home.