There are almost 900 people in hospital with Covid-19, as pressure remains on the PCR test system with "huge demand" from both clinical settings and self-referrals.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of defrauding investors in her blood-testing start-up, in a high-profile case seen as an indictment of Silicon Valley culture.

Elizabeth Holmes was hailed as the next US tech visionary by the age of 30, but it all evaporated in a flash of lawsuits, ignominy and, finally, criminal charges.

The General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has said the union is committed to the reopening of schools in a "coherent and sensible fashion" that will work for everybody.

Australia's Covid-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states as hospitalisations in New South Wales surpassed the record numbers hit during the Delta outbreak.

A survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has deemed Naas the cleanest out of 40 towns and cities across Ireland.

A Canadian court has awarded more than C$100 million in compensation to the families of six people who died after a Ukrainian passenger jet was shot down over Tehran

The introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol in Ireland came into force today.

Lawyers for Britain's Prince Andrew will use a court hearing to urge a New York judge to throw out a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him in the United States.

Asking prices for property rose by almost 10% in 2021, according to an analysis by the property listings website, myhome.ie.

An 18-year-old man has drowned off Árainn Mhór island in Co Donegal.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after an assault on a teenage girl in Ballyfermot, Dublin four days ago.

The Department of Health has been notified of a further 16,986 cases of Covid-19. The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has risen 87 to 804, while the number of people in ICU has risen six, to 93.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 28-year-old man died following a stabbing incident in Co Down.

Iarnród Éireann has said that while a normal weekday service is resuming from tomorrow, some services have had to be cancelled because of staff absences due to Covid-19 cases and isolation rules for close contacts.

The ASTI has said it would be an "unacceptable risk" for schools to reopen without additional safety measures put in place, adding that it will propose a "delayed and staggered" reopening of schools when it meets representatives from the Department o...

In the fantastic and futuristic setting of the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome, Sligo and Leitrim made history as the teams involved in the first-ever GAA Senior inter-county fixture played indoors.

New York state's attorney general is demanding that two of Donald Trump's adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, testify in her civil probe into the former US president's business practices and namesake company.

A 2009 settlement agreement between late financier Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse, provides a release from liability for "any other person or entity" who could have been a defendant against claims by Ms Giuffre,...

All children aged 5 to 11 can now be registered for the Covid-19 vaccine on the Health Service Executive website from today.