Kellie Harrington won gold in the lightweight boxing final in Tokyo after delivering an exhibition of the sweet science in her unanimous decision victory over reigning world champion Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil.

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will dominate headlines in the days ahead, but her family's star quality shone through as the RTÉ camera's chronicled her family's joy in Portland Row after her gold medal heroics.

Around 5,000 people so far have received their first vaccination at walk-in clinics around the country this weekend, according to HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid.

It's the final night of action at the Tokyo Games - and Kellie Harrington is going for gold. Stay with s through the night for all the latest news.

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrigton after her lightweight boxing final win in Tokyo.

The Health Service Executive is continuing to operate walk-in vaccination clinics across Ireland today for anyone aged 16 or older who needs their first dose of vaccine.

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia this morning, as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-year-old girl in Co Tyrone on Friday.

The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, has said he is renewing his advice to parish priests to postpone holding communions and confirmations for a further month.

The Taliban have captured two more provincial capitals, as they gained ground in their fight to take over Afghanistan's cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months.

At least eight people were missing today as one of the worst wildfires in the US scorched through Northern California communities.

The pride of the community in Dublin's north inner-city swells as hometown hero Kellie Harrington takes on the Olympic final tomorrow.

Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of Evia east of the capital as wildfires burned across Greece for a fifth day.

Germany's modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner will not be part of Saturday's men's individual competition at the Tokyo Olympics after she hit a horse named Saint Boy with her fist and urged rider Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse when it refuse...

Five members of a family were this week convicted on a range of charges including the rape, sexual assault and exploitation of three children after a trial at the Central Criminal Court. Guilty verdicts were returned in 77 of 78 charges. Vivienne Tra...

There have been 1,828 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health.

The Minister for Health has said he is "fully committed" to introducing legislation on safe access zones around healthcare facilities providing abortion services.

Almost a quarter of a million people took to the streets across France today for the biggest protests yet against a coronavirus health pass needed to enter a cafe or travel on an inter-city train, two days before the new rules come into force.

There were major delays for motorists on the M7 in Co Kildare after a number of bales of straw fell from a lorry onto the road.

The Taliban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord today, officials said, the second provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in under 24 hours.