The humanitarian situation is deteriorating in besieged Ukrainian cities under relentless Russian bombardment today, as Kyiv called on Moscow's ally Beijing to "condemn Russian barbarism".

Gardaí in Dublin have begun a murder investigation after a woman was shot dead last night.

President Volodymyr Zelensky today called for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine, saying it would otherwise take Russia "several generations" to recover from its losses in the war.

With all the subtlety and nuance of a sledgehammer, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a stark warning this week to those in his own country who might disagree with his war in Ukraine.

RTÉ's Foreign Editor Eimear Lowe recently travelled to Afghanistan, where she visited UNICEF's operations as aid agencies warn that the country is on a knife edge following the Taliban takeover last summer.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been heavily criticised after saying that Brexit showed British people loved freedom in the same way as Ukrainians fighting Russia's invasion.

While many people will be enjoying the St Patrick's weekend festivities with a beer or two, how many of us have ever given much thought to the waste created in the brewing process?

Ireland secured a first Six Nations Triple Crown since 2018, with a 26-5 bonus point win against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium.

A small crowd of family, specially invited guests and curious onlookers applauded as a vintage US army jeep drove into the grounds of Brownlow House in County Armagh.

Italy has reacted furiously to "odious and unacceptable" insults and threats by a senior Russian foreign ministry official attacking sanctions applied against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles yesterday to destroy an underground missile and ammunition storage site in western Ukraine close to the border with NATO member Romania.

Follow live updates as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine with bombardments of key cities.

A former national school in Co Galway has been repurposed to serve as a hub for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict in their homeland.

Former Argentina international Federico Aramburu was killed in Paris on Saturday morning after an altercation in a bar.

More than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said today, while nearly 6.5 million are thought to be internally displaced within the country.

China reported two Covid-19 deaths today, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an omicron outbreak that has triggered the country's highest case counts since the pandemic's outset.

P&O Ferries and its parent company DP World should be "in no doubt" that the British government is considering its links with them following the mass sacking of 800 seafarers, Tory chairman Oliver Dowden has said.

A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country's army said today.

A spokesperson for the Government has said that Taoiseach Micheál Martin is "feeling well and continuing with his work in Washington" after he tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden has laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping the "consequences" of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion.