Irish gardener Billy Alexander has won a gold medal at this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London for his display which features ferns from Kells Bay House and Gardens, near Cahersiveen in Co Kerry.

Police in Melbourne used pepper spray, foam baton rounds and rubber ball grenades to disperse a violent protest against mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for construction workers.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died after he was poisoned in London with a rare radioactive isotope.

Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from Covid-19 than the number who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, according to new data.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has visited the 9/11 memorial in New York on his trip to the US, placing white roses for each of the Irish-born victims.

Seal Rescue Ireland has said Wally the Walrus has been photographed in Iceland.

Over 800 new jobs are to be created across the island by professional services firm, EY, within the coming year.

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the authorities would investigate reports that Haitian migrants in Texas may have been abused by border patrol officers on horseback.

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been returned to power in hotly contested elections against a first time candidate.

Exercise may lead to a hardening of the arteries that is linked to a higher risk of heart attack - but the benefits of being active still outweigh the risk, research suggests.

The CEO of television production company ShinAwil Larry Bass has stepped down from the board of RTÉ.

An Irish athlete is trying to secure funding to keep alive his dream of competing at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next February.

Members of the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council will meet today, to discuss its meeting last Friday with the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly and the resignations of two senior people involved in the reform programme.

Lava pouring from the Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced authorities to evacuate another part of El Paso on the island of La Palma, the town's mayor said.

Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet this morning seeking support on clarifying the law regarding how certain property rights - including rights of way - are validated and registered.

Spas, cinemas and mahjong salons in the Chinese city of Harbin were ordered to close to prevent Covid-19 spreading in poorly ventilated spaces, state television reported.

The incidence of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population over the past two weeks has fallen to 390, according to latest figures.

Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States, warning the ancient trees were at risk from out-of-control blazes.

Authorities in the US state of Oklahoma have scheduled the execution of a prisoner for November, despite lingering doubts about the man's guilt as the state's parole board has recommended his sentence be commuted.

Girls in Afghanistan will be allowed to return to school as soon as possible, the have Taliban said, after announcing the remaining positions in its all-male cabinet.