People aged in their 40s will be eligible to get Covid-19 booster vaccinations from tomorrow.

At least 21 people have been killed after the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year reeked havoc across the region.

Asylum seekers can now apply for driving licences and learner permits online or by appointment with the National Driver Licence Service office.

In its letter to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, the National Public Health Emergency Team said the Covid-19 situation continues to be very fragile given the very high number of cases being confirmed.

This week, the UK Supreme Court finally concluded that 14 men detained in Northern Ireland in 1971 were tortured.

Most of us shop around for the best deal on our car insurance, but when it comes to health insurance we're not so quick to switch.

And so this is Christmas, another year on. A little bit wiser about Covid-19 and another year to face with great uncertainty.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the news of further restrictions will be "deeply disappointing for many" but further restrictions will help Ireland "get to the other side of Omicron as safely as possible".

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced new restrictions to try and curb the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant as he warned of a "massive rise in infection" ahead.

Most pubs will be unable to viably operate under the latest Covid-19 restrictions that mean they must close at 8pm from this Sunday, the Licensed Vintners Association has said.

The State has admitted in the High Court that the rights of survivors of mother-and-baby homes were breached when they were not given a draft copy of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes before it was published.

A man whose brother was murdered by their sister and her then partner has said he felt justice had been served when the guilty verdicts were delivered by the jury in the trial.

A Donald Trump supporter has been sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January last.

Ghislaine Maxwell has said she will not testify in her own defense at her sex abuse trial, stating that prosecutors had not proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Denmark is to close cinemas, theatres and concert halls and restrict restaurant opening hours over a record number of daily Covid-19 cases, accelerated by the Omicron variant.

The Government has opted to implement the National Public Health Emergency Team's recommendations on spectator limits for sporting events, with measures set to limit capacity for outdoor venues to 50% or 5,000 people – whichever figure is lower –...

The prospect of a curfew on pubs and restaurants has unleashed a backbench revolt in the Government parties.

The Department of Education has repeated that there are no plans to change the school break at Christmas.

A defence lawyer for one of five family members convicted of the sexual abuse of a number of children has applied to have some of the verdicts set aside after a member of the jury wrote to the trial judge after the trial.