Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Deirdre Jacob and other women who went missing in Leinster over 20 years ago will begin a search at a site in Co Kildare today.

The Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said more effort must be made to reach out to pregnant women who are not taking up the offer of a Covid-19 vaccination.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that each time the European Union comes forward with new proposals over the Northern Ireland Protocol, "they are dismissed by the UK" before they are even published.

The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has risen to 400 today, according to the latest figures.

An increase in the fuel allowance and a widening of the eligibility criteria for the payment are likely to form part of tomorrow's Budget.

New Zealand has announced a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Used car prices are now nearly 50% higher than they were just before the onset of the pandemic in January 2020, according to a new report by online marketplace, DoneDeal.ie.

One Family, Ireland's national organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating, has said demand for its family support services has increased significantly since the pandemic.

The London Metropolitan Police are taking no further action after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who is taking legal action against Britain's Prince Andrew.

Britain has rescued or intercepted a total of 1,115 migrants attempting to cross the Channel over just two days, the country's interior ministry said.

Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers today after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living with coronavirus and gradually reopen with high rates of inoculation.

National annual commercial construction inflation is now rising at the rate of 8.3%, almost double pre-Covid levels, new research by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has found.

Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said the number of people in ICUs with Covid-19 has risen by 20% in one week, as he urged people to continue to come forward and be vaccinated.

Around 1,000 additional Special Needs Assistant (SNA) positions are likely to be announced as part of Tuesday's Budget.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the British government has created a new "red line" barrier to progress that it knows the EU cannot move on.

A woman in her 20s has been arrested as part of an investigation into a hit-and-run incident in Limerick city in which four people were injured, one seriously.

The Women of Honour group has raised concerns about the interim measures that have been put in place by the Minister for Defence following allegations of abuse within the defence forces.

Sydney has reopened after months in lockdown, with businesses readying themselves to welcome fully vaccinated residents.

Suicide and self-harm prevention charity Pieta says it has seen a significant rise in the number of young people coming to them for services.

Tens of thousands of people in Warsaw have rallied in defence of their country's EU membership today, after Poland's top court last week issued a landmark ruling against the primacy of EU law.