People in the 30 to 34 age group can register for an mRNA vaccine from tomorrow on the HSE vaccine portal, the Minister of Health has confirmed.

Head of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme Dr Mike Ryan has warned countries about lifting Covid-19 restrictions too quickly.

Preliminary data from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board suggests that the average award has decreased by around 50%.

New figures from the Health and Safety Authority show that the number of people who died in work-related incidents last year rose 13% to 53, despite many workplaces being closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Israel's new government faced its first big defeat in parliament today, failing to renew a controversial law that prevents Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza who marry Israeli citizens from gaining citizenship themselves.

A Government-commissioned report, published in March, recommended additional funding for the Red Door Project and suggested using the facility as a "one stop shop" for drug treatment and related services.

Germany has arrested and indicted a man suspected of spying for China's secret service, the prosecutor's office said.

Japan's government is arranging for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony to be held with only a reduced number of VIP spectators, according to local reports.

Daily temperatures in New Zealand in June averaged 10.6C - this is 1.9C above average despite a cold snap late in the month, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said.

The EU will have no choice but to step up its legal proceedings against Britain if it does not fall in line with its obligations on Northern Ireland under the Brexit agreement, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefcovic said.

Britney Spears's long-time manager has reportedly resigned amid the controversy surrounding her conservatorship.

Hospitals in Tunisia are battling to keep operating as the number of people dying with Covid-19 spikes and bodies are left in rooms because mortuaries are running at full capacity.

Tropical storm Elsa brought drenching rain and strong winds to Cuba but left the island without major damage, as the US National Hurricane Centre reported the storm was now making its way toward the Florida Keys.

Richard Donner, a prolific filmmaker who directed the first Superman movie, The Goonies, and other blockbuster hits has died, aged 91.

Hospitality representatives were told today that indoor dining could reopen for 1.8 million fully vaccinated people with a self-regulated vaccine pass system.

Boris Johnson has announced plans to lift most of England's legal coronavirus restrictions, including face masks and social distancing from 19 July, urging personal responsibility rather than government edict.

A lightning strike which started a fire and destroyed a family business in Strabane, Co Tyrone sounded like a car bomb going off, residents have said.

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is acting as a huge disincentive for some construction workers in returning to work, the association representing Irish plant contractors has said.

The chair of the High-Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination has said the programme is making ''quite significant advances'' on the day the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) jab is being rolled out to those aged 18-34.