Russia has stepped up preparations for an all-out invasion of Ukraine but it is not clear if Moscow has decided to take such a step, US officials have said citing intelligence assessments.

King Mohammed of Morocco has offered his condolences in a phone call with the parents of a five-year-old boy, who was found dead yesterday at the bottom of a 100ft well he had fallen down earlier this week.

A man in his 60s has died and another man has been injured following a two-van crash in Moyvalley, Co Kildare in the early hours of this morning.

The DUP's calculation appears to be that its support base, and many others within unionism, have become so disillusioned with Stormont that they would prefer direct rule from Westminster to a continuation of power-sharing as it has operated during th...

Coláiste Éamann Rís has seen admissions rise since it admitted girls for the first time three years ago.

Leona Maguire is the first Irish winner on the LPGA Tour after a stunning final round performance at the Drive On Championship in Florida.

Two weeks ago, late in the evening during Dáil questions on housing, a potentially consequential moment edged its way to the surface.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that parliament will debate the matter this week.

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With mid-term elections just months away US President Joe Biden was leaving no room for subtlety as he stood "shoulder to shoulder" with New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week.

A Dutch reporter in the middle of a live broadcast was dragged away by Chinese security officials during the Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing yesterday evening.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has said the Government will make a decision "in the coming week or so" on some measures to help reduce the financial pressure on low income and working families due to high inflation.

The first US troops reinforcing NATO allies in eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border arrived today at Rzeszow military base in southeastern Poland.

A South African icebreaker departed this morning in search of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being slowly crushed by pack ice.

Compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 for all those aged over the age of 18 comes into force in Austria today, an unprecedented measure in the European Union.

A man extradited from Romania to Ireland last night, who is accused of money laundering and setting up bogus companies, has been remanded in custody.

The body of a five-year-old boy has been recovered from a well in northern Morocco.

The British Prime Minister tells the truth "to the best of his knowledge", a Cabinet minister has said, as she suggested those calling for Boris Johnson to resign were those who wanted the UK to remain in the EU.

That Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP leader, should threaten to walk away from the Northern Ireland Executive even after the elections, unless the Protocol is resolved to his satisfaction, is a scenario that has been entirely predictable, and predicted.

Debutant Mack Hansen starred in a 29-7 win as Ireland secured the bonus point thansk to tries from Bundee Aki, Andrew Conway (2) and Garry Ringrose.