The United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a "variant of concern" has been discovered.

The World Health Organization has said that the latest Covid-19 variant first identified in South Africa has been classed as a "variant of concern", and has been named "Omicron".

A man has died after his car was hit by a falling tree in Northern Ireland, as parts of the UK felt the full force of Storm Arwen, which brought gusts of almost 160km/h.

Next week's World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, has been postponed due to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

During the pandemic perhaps the most draconian measure the Government introduced was mandatory hotel quarantine.

The Late Late Toy Show lived up to host Ryan Tubridy's billing as a night that showcases Ireland at its best, raising over €3.3m for charities in the process - with a little help from Ed Sheeran.

As the Omicron variant makes headlines around the world within just weeks of its emergence - scientists have already expressed concerns that is the most worrying Covid-19 variant since Delta, and perhaps ever. But is the world more ready? Have lesson...

The Green Party leader has described the publication of the Climate Action Plan as a pivotal moment for his party.

Walk-in booster Covid-19 vaccination clinics are in operation in several counties today, for healthcare workers and people aged 60-69, the HSE has said.

While last year migrants were setting forth in small dinghies that might hold ten at a stretch, now orange semi-rigid Zodiac inflatable boats were appearing in large numbers on beaches to ferry migrants across the English Channel. Crossings are now b...

The head of the Women's Tennis Association "remains deeply concerned" about Chinese star Peng Shuai, following her accusations of sexual assault against a powerful politician.

Broadway songwriting legend Stephen Sondheim has died at the age of 91, his lawyer told The New York Times.

With inflation on the rise, can employees expect a pay hike in the next year just to stand still? Employers are likely to resist the push, citing the prevailing view that prices rises are transitory and will settle down. If that proves not to be the ...

People have been advised not to travel to seven countries in southern Africa unless "absolutely necessary" as a precautionary measure over the new Covid-19 variant named Omicron.

The Department of Health has confirmed 4,620 new cases of Covid-19. The number of people in hospital with coronavirus is 571, down 27 since yesterday. Of these, 118 are in intensive care, a decrease of eight.

Viewers have taken to Twitter to praise Late Late Toy Show "hero" Finn who spoke about battling cancer on Friday night's show.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Britain it needed to "get serious" or remain locked out of discussions over how to curb the flow of migrants escaping war and poverty across the Channel.

Paris has made the wearing of face masks outside mandatory again at public gatherings as the Covid-19 infection rate in the French capital soars, police said.

The Late Late Toy Show party took a high octane turn with a superb performance by the Kieran brothers - DJ Calum and his 'Hype Man' Jackson. Glow sticks at the ready!

The World Health Organization has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming it Omicron.