The Government is set to announce measures to address the impact of the rising cost of living on households.

The number of people struggling financially has doubled since before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new poll conducted by RED C on behalf of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).

The rising cost of living is forcing some older people to eat less meat, reduce central heating use and eat out on fewer occasions.

Ukraine has begun military exercises in response to Russian drills in neighbouring Belarus, which Kyiv and the West have interpreted as part of Russia's military escalation in the region.

Ford and Toyota have both said they were halting some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters blocked US-Canada border crossings.

A Government-supported business programme, which focuses on returned emigrants, is hoping to attract people who moved home to Ireland during the pandemic.

Gardaí said they are investigating an assault on a man in his 20s in Dublin.

A northern Swiss region is set to vote on whether non-human primates should enjoy some of the same basic fundamental rights as humans.

Police and anti-vaccine protesters have clashed on the grounds of New Zealand's parliament, with more than 120 arrested after demonstrators who camped outside the legislature for three days were ordered to move on.

Ireland's Defence Forces see "very clearly" that it cannot meet the policy and level of ambition set out by the Government in 2016, Chief of Staff General Sean Clancy has said.

A new recruitment drive for An Garda Síochána has been launched as the force celebrates its centenary year.

The fossil of a child's tooth is the earliest known evidence of modern humans in western Europe, researchers say.

"The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer in London for £3.16 million (€3.8m) having recently gone on display for the first time.

The World Health Organization has called for enhanced global collaboration to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and high-income countries should provide financial support to help global efforts against the raging pandemic...

The issue of supply and demand has pushed up rental prices across the country but inflation is being felt most acutely in university cities.

Several shots were fired at a house in Crumlin in Dublin overnight.

Detectives investigating lockdown parties in Downing Street are to send out questionnaires to people believed to have taken part, Scotland Yard has said.

The family of a man who died from Covid-19 two years ago has thanked all of those who contributed to a fundraising drive for them.

Maintaining the current Defence Forces' capacity, or "business as usual", will leave the country without a credible military capability to protect Ireland, its people and resources for any sustained period, according to a new report.

Canadian police have threatened to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules.