EirGrid has warned that unless action is taken, Ireland could face a shortfall of electricity supply over the next five winters.

Minister for the Environment, Climate Action and Communications Eamon Ryan has said that the electricity supply is "tight" and that the Government cannot be absolutely certain that no power outages will occur this winter.

Almost €8 million was scammed from people in online investment fraud in the first seven months of this year, according to new Garda figures.

A new report on the future of the banking industry finds Ireland's retail banks are at a "considerable and growing disadvantage" compared to other lenders and companies because of restrictions on variable pay.

The largest number of Covid-19 cases were seen in those aged 0-12 years in the two weeks to last Monday, latest figures show.

Worker representatives in Local Employment Services and Job Clubs will go before an Oireachtas committee this morning to outline their concerns about a tendering process for the service by the Department of Social Protection.

The migrant women's networking group, AkiDwA, is reiterating its call for a national action plan on female genital mutilation (FGM).

The Living Wage should rise by 60 cents to €12.90 an hour, the group which calculates it has recommended.

North Korea has successfully tested a new hypersonic gliding missile, state media has said, in what would be the nuclear-armed nation's latest advance in weapons technology.

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien will meet homeowners from Donegal and Mayo later today, who are seeking 100% redress for the damage to their homes caused by the presence of the mineral mica in concrete blocks.

Lava from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, volcanologists said, raising fears of toxic gases being released as the magma hits the seawater.

A joint report by two national disability organisations highlights the stark challenges facing people with disabilities who are trying to secure housing.

Lengthy queues have formed outside fuel stations across London again as the strain on fuel supplies continued despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing today for the nomination to the post of US Ambassador to Ireland.

US Senate Republicans for a second day in a row blocked a bid by President Joe Biden's Democrats to head off a potentially crippling US credit default, as partisan tensions rattled an economy recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister for Defence Simon Coveney has said he will set up an independent external review into concerns raised by the Women of Honour group.

In May 2020, eight months after her baby died, Leona Bermingham got a phone call to tell her that her baby son's organs had been incinerated, Aoife Hegarty explains.

An investigation is under way at Cork University Maternity Hospital after multiple baby organs were incinerated abroad without the consent of bereaved parents.

The Managing Director of Glenisk says he is humbled by the support received since a fire gutted its organic yogurt manufacturing plant in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

The Tánaiste has given the clearest indication yet that the Budget will contain some measures to promote home working.