US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the risk of Russian military action in Ukraine is high and imminent enough to justify the departure of much of the staff at US embassy in Kyiv.

The Department of Foreign Affairs says around 50 Irish citizens have registered with their embassy in Kyiv, while a number of others have indicated their intention to travel to Ukraine for medical treatment.

Fianna Fáil has extended its lead over Fine Gael but Sinn Féin remains the most popular party, a new opinion poll suggests.

While economic indicators point towards a strong recovery challenging times still lie ahead for the more than 20,000 firms still dependent on wage supports.

The first six weeks of 2022 have been the deadliest in over a decade for the media in Mexico.

Although Ireland may have the most expensive mortgage interest rates in Europe, they've been comparatively cheap historically. However, that could all be about to change as the European Central Bank doesn't rule out an interest rate hike this year.

Just hours before the Government announced, on Thursday evening a package to ease the burden of inflation on households, the Tánaiste predicted in the Dáil that "no matter what we announce the Opposition will say it's not enough".

Canadian demonstrators led by truckers angry over Covid-19 restrictions defied police and kept occupying a key bridge yesterday, while thousands more rallied in the capital as a two-week-old protest showed no signs of abating.

A bog project has been hailed as a "superstar" among community-based conservation projects.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising Irish citizens to leave Ukraine "immediately by commercial means".

Irish businessman Richard O'Halloran has said that he was so glad to be home with with his wife Tara and children "to start life over again".

US President Joe Biden told Russia's Vladimir Putin during an hour-long call that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would bring a decisive and swift response from the West, as well as producing widespread suffering and diminish Russia's standing in the w...

Ireland came up just short in Paris as France edged their Six Nations clash 30-24.

A protest over plans for a new open cast mine in Magheracloone, Co Monaghan, took place today.

The winning ticket for last night's €30,928,078 EuroMillions jackpot was sold in Co Clare.

French police have fired tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, shortly after a "Freedom Convoy" protesting against Covid-19 restrictions made it into the capital.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of shooting dead his parents and ten-year-old brother following a row over bad school grades, police said.

Norway has lifted its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections.

Over 5,000 people are waiting for homecare supports across Ireland due to a "crisis in recruiting and retaining staff" according to the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People.

Canadian police were working today to clear a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottawa braced for renewed demonstrations expected to bring thousands to the federal capital.