A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in Co Donegal this morning.

Billionaire Richard Branson is preparing to take off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel bound for the edge of space.

Bonfires will be lit across Northern Ireland tonight as traditional Eleventh Night celebrations get under way.

British authorities warned against large gatherings ahead of the Euro 2020 football final today, fearful of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant that has fuelled outbreaks across the world.

A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said, adding that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated.

The ceremony marking the annual National Day of Commemoration will be held in Collins Barracks in Dublin this morning.

The US National Park Service has issued an updated flyer as part of its efforts to locate a 27-year-old Dublin man who went missing from a hiking trail in Wyoming last month.

Harry Kane is out to "finish the job" and fire England to Euro 2020 glory by maintaining his scoring streak.

Four units of Dublin Fire Brigade are currently at the scene of a gorse wildfire in the Shelmartin area of Howth in north Co Dublin.

People under the age of 18 will be able to go inside bars and restaurants if they are accompanied by a fully vaccinated person under a plan for reopening indoor hospitality that is due to go to Cabinet on Tuesday.

A special Battle of the Somme commemoration ceremony went ahead today at the National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin despite ongoing restrictions.

The war had been unprecedented. The peace would be, too.

Police have urged England fans not to gather in large numbers for the Euro 2020 final tomorrow, warning London remains in the grip of a public health crisis.

Ethiopia's ruling party has secured an overwhelming majority in a landmark parliamentary poll, the electoral board said today, ensuring a new five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully vaccinate at least 70% of adults in the bloc, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Uncertainty about the re-opening of indoor hospitality has resulted in ongoing concern for business owners, with pubs and restaurants anxiously awaiting Government decisions on their return.

Firefighters in Greece today battled over 50 wildfires fanned by high winds, sparking the evacuation of a coastal village.

Former minister for agriculture Barry Cowen has requested a special meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to discuss the result of yesterday's Dublin Bay South by-election.

President Michael D Higgins has said there are serious questions to be answered about the level of sports betting advertising in the media.

Newly elected TD Ivana Bacik said her victory in the Dublin Bay South by-election shows people respond to a positive message of change.