The Health Service Executive has said it expects the next week to be challenging, but will continue to do what it can in terms of delivering services amid the current wave of Covid-19 cases.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said there would be no negotiations with protesters after days of unrest, vowing to destroy "armed bandits" who had attacked the country.

Two men are due to appear in court this morning charged in relation with a serious assault on a teenage girl and boy in Ballyfermot, Dublin, a week ago.

One hundred years ago today, the Dáil voted to ratify the Anglo-Irish Treaty. After a passionate, sometimes ill-tempered debate lasting three weeks, the vote in favour was extraordinarily close: 64 votes to 57.

Drogheda United chairman Conor Hoey has called for an end to all gambling advertising associated with Irish football.

British soldiers are to begin deploying in London to support the NHS amid growing staff shortages due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

The US Supreme Court is to hear challenges to President Joe Biden's bid to impose Covid-19 vaccination mandates on millions of American workers.

The number of adults living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, according to a study.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet regional leaders to agree new measures to tackle the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including tighter restrictions on restaurants and bars.

Almost every country on Earth could experience extremely hot years every other year by 2030, according to new research highlighting the outsized contribution of emissions from the world's major polluters.

Ten bodies have been found in a sports utility vehicle left outside a town hall in a northern Mexican state gripped by a turf war between rival drug cartels, authorities said.

Retailers say they're doing their best to provide antigen tests, but supply is tight and intermittent. As a result, many people are finding it difficult to source the tests, explains Louise Byrne.

The Department of Health has been notified of 23,817 additional cases of Covid-19.

People who have received an additional dose of a Covid-19 vaccine will be issued an updated Digital Covid Certificate starting from tonight.

A man in his 50s has been charged with a Christmas day assault on a man and a woman on the outskirts of Banteer in Co Cork.

US President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly US Capitol attack by Trump supporters who tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Four men have gone on trial in Galway, charged with breaching regulations aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.

Amid record Covid-19 case numbers, there are grounds for both optimism and caution, explains Mark Coughlan. What are the numbers telling decision-makers about the Omicron wave?

Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow snow and ice warning in place for the whole of Ireland from 4pm this afternoon until 11am tomorrow, which may cause dangerous driving conditions in some parts of the country.

There were more outbreaks associated with school pupils and staff in the second half of last year than in any other public setting, according to the latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.