The Government is focused on the "most effective ways" to expand the booster programme and get more people jabbed as quickly as possible, according to the Taoiseach.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership, with dozens of Tory MPs set to vote against the latest Covid restrictions.

An additional payment should be made to retail workers experiencing abuse from customers in the run up to Christmas, a union has claimed.

The UN has officially recognised the 38C measured in Siberia last year as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding "alarm bells" over climate change.

A programme to allow Afghan citizens in Ireland apply for temporary residence for certain family members trying to escape the Taliban will open this week.

Some families caring for relatives with disabilities say a lack of respite services in the pandemic has left them struggling to cope.

An interactive window display that aims to raise awareness of waste management has been unveiled on one of Dublin's busiest streets.

Ministers are expected today to sign-off on a plan to assist households struggling with the rising cost of electricity bills.

Authorities in California said they were reinstating mask mandates in all indoor public spaces to try to curb the resurgence of Covid-19 in recent weeks.

Without effective vaccines, the flu epidemic 70 years ago caused many deaths, closed schools and impacted businesses

Hundreds of people are being housed in Red Cross shelters in Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee following the barrage of tornadoes that tore through six states and killed at least 74 people on Friday.

Dublin City Council will tell the Oireachtas Housing Committee that the addition of new properties onto the Vacant Sites Registry is being slowed down due to the appeals process.

A report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found young adults are facing significant challenges with their physical and mental health.

The Government's new road safety strategy, which will be published later today, is expected to seek to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries by 50% over the next ten years.

A man who used his car to repeatedly run over Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy has been found guilty of his murder.

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading swiftly and will become the dominant variant in the British capital in the next 48 hours, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said.

The barrage of tornadoes that tore through six US states has killed at least 74 people in Kentucky, according to Governor Andy Beshear.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said it is "deeply disappointing" that Russia vetoed a joint resolution from Ireland and Niger which would have ensured that the threat posed by climate change was added to the UN Security Council's routine agenda...

A large group of prominent figures in Irish women's rugby put their names to a letter written to the Government which says they have "lost all trust and confidence in the IRFU and its leadership after historic failings".

The Kenneth Branagh-directed Belfast is among the nominees for the Golden Globe Awards, with nominations for writer-director Branagh and actors Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds. Passing star Ruth Negga is also shortlisted.