The Court of Justice of the EU is today hearing arguments in a case which could have significant implications for investigations into serious crimes in this country as well as for a murder conviction in a high profile case.

The Criminal Assets Bureau returned over €5 million of crime cash to the State last year, according to its annual report released today.

New Zealand has extended a strict lockdown in Auckland, requiring 1.7 million people to remain indoors for at least another week to snuff out small outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus.

The Tánaiste and FG leader has said the ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment of Katherine Zappone is, in part, due to the way it was handled and this has led to the Sinn Féin vote of no-confidence in Simon Coveney.

The rights of people with disabilities are not adequately respected and upheld in Ireland, according to a survey commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying a handful of passengers touched down at Kabul airport today, the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on 15 August.

North Korea test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile" over the weekend, state media has reported, with the US saying the nuclear-armed country was threatening its neighbours and beyond.

Business group Ibec has called on the Government to increase investment in research and development and to bring forward planned investment in childcare.

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,346 new cases of Covid-19. The number of people in hospital with the virus is now 315, up four since yesterday. Of these, 59 are in intensive care, up one since yesterday.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has said he fears unrest on the streets of Northern Ireland over the Brexit protocol.

Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary has warned that prices will increase as passengers rush to holiday in Europe next summer.

A late Siobhan McGrath goal five minutes from time made the difference for Galway as they won their second All-Ireland Senior Camogie title in three years in a closely-contested 1-15 to 1-12 victory over Cork.

Thousands of GAA fans have turned up in Omagh to welcome the All-Ireland football champions Tyrone.

Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban's new higher education minister has said.

Shane Lowry has been chosen as one of Europe's Ryder Cup wildcards by Padraig Harrington after missing out on automatic qualification at the BMW PGA championship.

UNICEF is warning that close to one million children in Afghanistan are facing the threat of acute malnutrition, as a result of drought and the ongoing conflict there.

Plans to introduce vaccine passports in England for nightclubs and other crowded venues have been scrapped in the latest of Boris Johnson's government's coronavirus U-turns.

A motorcyclist has died following a collision in Renmore, Co Galway shortly after 10am this morning.

The FBI has released the first document related to its investigation of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden.

Australia has purchased an additional one million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine from the European Union, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, as the country accelerates its inoculation programme to fight record high infections.