The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said it is clear that a breach of Covid-19 restrictions at his department in the summer of 2020 should not have happened.

Minister for Education Norma Foley will bring proposals to the Cabinet on this year's Leaving Certificate, which recommend against providing a hybrid exam option.

New visiting guidelines for nursing homes will allow one support person who has been nominated by a resident, unrestricted visiting access to that resident over the course of a day.

Education Correspondent Emma O Kelly asked students, parents, teachers and other school staff which changes in schools they want kept whenever the pandemic becomes a thing of the past.

New research analysing property prices, incomes, taxes and mortgage rates proves that young people are struggling to an extent that was not the case for their parents, writes Louise Byrne.

An exhibition of 21 St Brigid's crosses have gone on display at the Museum of Country Life in Castlebar, Co Mayo, to mark the 21st anniversary of the opening of the museum in Turlough Park.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Myanmar military overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

The price of a national postage stamp is to increase by 15 cent from next month bringing the cost of posting a standard letter within the country to €1.25.

US talk show host Whoopi Goldberg has offered her "sincerest apologies" after saying the Holocaust "isn't about race".

On the morning of 1 February 2021, Marie Starr woke up to no internet connection and the phone lines were down. She had messages on her phone from her family, that had been sent while she was sleeping, that there had been a military coup.

Popular online game Wordle has been bought from its creator by The New York Times Company, and the paper has hinted it may not be free to play in future.

From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old Ireland

The family of a woman murdered by her husband in Dublin almost three years ago have urged anyone who is in a situation where there is domestic violence to seek help.

The Cabinet is to examine non-adversarial compensation options regarding children, young people and families negatively affected by their attendance at the HSE-run South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath will bring a memo to Cabinet this morning seeking permission to publish legislation giving additional protection to whistleblowers.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised and vowed to "fix it" after a report into lockdown parties held at his Downing Street residence criticised serious failures at the heart of government.

The Sue Gray report is just twelve pages long, but packs more punch than many expected.

A project creating accessible books for children who are deafblind is expanding across the country.

What has changed for today's prospective homeowners, that makes their housing situation so different to their parents? The very short answer is: everything, writes Mark Coughlan.

Russia and the United States faced off at the UN Security Council over Moscow's troop buildup on the Ukrainian border, as Western nations intensified their high-stakes diplomatic push to avert open conflict in Europe.