The UK has alleged that it had information that Moscow was "looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv" as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grow.

The Government's decision to drop the requirement for the Digital Covid Certificate for hospitality was a mistake that they may regret, according to an expert in immunology.

Almost all public health restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland have been lifted, while HSE chief Paul Reid has said that now is a time for "optimism and hope".

Attitudes towards women in Irish society have come into sharp focus recently.

Two pedestrians are being treated for serious injuries after separate collisions in Dublin.

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi rebels has "no way to deny" it carried out air strikes on a prison that killed scores of people, an aid agency has said.

The easing of Covid-19 restrictions has likely sparked thoughts of a long-awaited holiday in many minds, writes Adam Maguire, but people may need to brace themselves for higher prices this summer season.

A Government minister has criticised the appointment of a senior civil servant in the Department of Foreign Affairs to investigate a controversial gathering in the Department in June 2020.

Human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where hunger threatens millions, will be in focus at today in Oslo between the Taliban, the West and members of Afghan civil society.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

The Government has agreed that most of the public health measures currently in place can be removed, following advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team.

A man and woman have been remanded in custody after airport customs officers intercepted a case with €740,000 worth of cocaine.

It is time to face the change and what a change is coming now with the speedy lifting of restrictions.

Vladimir Putin does not regard Ukraine as a real country, and says Russia needs security guarantees, including a demand that NATO rule out any future membership for Ukraine. How real is the sense of threat driving President Putin's demands and what l...

Sinn Féin remains on course to emerge from Northern Ireland's next Assembly election as the largest party, a new poll has suggested.

It was a day of hope and optimism but also, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin reminded people, a time to reflect on the lives lost to Covid and the grief and anxiety felt by many.

Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold "Normandy format" talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on 25 January, a source in Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration has said.

A ceremony was held today to mark the centenary of the forcible occupation of Dublin's Rotunda Hall by a left wing group protesting against unemployment.

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, died today aged 95, surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began.

While record numbers have taken up sea swimming during the pandemic, another form of 'bathing' is also growing in popularity in Co Wicklow - and no swimsuits are required.