Dozens of walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics are operating throughout the country across this bank holiday weekend.

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap Covid-19 lockdown from today, as authorities race to contain an emerging outbreak of the Delta strain.

The "reckless" women who lived the high life on organised crime cash but did not know what was going on...and did not ask.

We can only hope that this modern-day Cold War remains in the virtual world. If it does escalate, lines at service stations and empty petrol pumps will be the least of our worries.

Irish golfers Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy remain strong contenders for Olympic medals after impressive third rounds in Tokyo today.

An Irishman has died following a drowning incident in northern Spain.

An online portal has been launched to deal with public queries about Digital Covid Certificates for those who wish to avail of indoor hospitality.

With the eyes of the world's media so firmly focused on Covid-19, it's easy to forget long-running stories, such as the plight of thousands of people trying to get to Europe in search of a better life, writes Juliette Gash.

It's day eight in Tokyo, including the final of the mixed relay 4x400m. Attention also turns to golf as Ireland look to move into strong medal contention.

Simone Biles has ruled herself out of the vault and uneven bars finals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, USA Gymnastics has announced.

Increased attendances have been confirmed for the All-Ireland finals and semi-finals in Croke Park, and two World Cup qualifiers in the Aviva.

Residents of Sandymount in Dublin have won a legal challenge against the construction of a two-way cycle lane along the seafront.

The Department of Health has reported 1,501 new cases of Covid-19, which is the highest daily number of infections since 23 January.

People are being urged to ignore text messages claiming to offer Covid-19 vaccine appointments, which ask for credit or debit card details to complete the booking.

The "war has changed" against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking.

Six people - three Kinahan gang members and their former wives and partners have been sentenced at the Special Criminal Court - five for money laundering for the gang and one for helping the gang in the attempted murder of a rival hutch gangster.

The first of the walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centres, operating over the bank holiday weekend, have opened.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that Katherine Zappone did not directly put herself forward for the role of UN special envoy for freedom of expression.

Human remains found in the search for British hiker Esther Dingley who went missing in the Pyrenees have been confirmed as being hers.

A security guard who knifed cats to death in a string of attacks has been jailed for more than five years. Steve Bouquet embarked on a pet stabbing spree in Brighton, England between October 2018 and June 2019.