Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for gas in roubles, the Kremlin's toughest response yet to sanctions imposed by the West over the conflict in Ukraine.

The Dáil will tonight vote on a Sinn Féin motion seeking to scrap upcoming restrictions on the commercial sale of turf.

The Government will face renewed calls to change its proposed law on remote working when the bill comes back before the Oireachtas.

Rents for new tenancies nationally rose by 9% in the last three months of last year when compared to the same period a year earlier, new data from the Residential Tenancies Board and the ESRI shows.

An Irish farmer working in Ukraine has said the country, described as the breadbasket of Europe, is facing a perfect storm, with countries reliant on its exports now facing a huge crisis.

One of the country's leading property developers has criticised plans to house Ukrainian refugees in temporary modular homes on state land, Louise Byrne explains.

The Prison Officers' Association has warned overcrowding and related tensions, as well as violence are becoming a major problem in prisons.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.

We may not see gas shortages, but we would feel the impact of any interruption in supply via higher energy costs

The European Court of Justice has today rejected a case brought by accommodation services company Airbnb Ireland against Belgian regional legislation requiring it to provide information to tax authorities on tourist transactions.

High-level diplomatic efforts have been stepped up in a bid to secure the release of Roscommon resident Robert Pether from prison in Baghdad, Conor McMorrow explains.

Coverage of all today's developments in Ukraine where the Russia invasion continues.

More efforts are needed to be made to identify victims of human trafficking in Ireland, according to new research.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that the cutting of peat by people on their own bogs is not a practice the Government intends to ban.

A lottery winner who has given away more than half of her £115 million fortune said she is addicted to giving to others.

Denmark has said it is suspending its widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

Bank of Ireland has announced that Francesca McDonagh is to step down as Group Chief Executive Officer.

Clinical and forensic psychologist Doctor Shannon Curry has described Amber Heard as suffering from a "histrionic personality disorder" as the court case brought by Johnny Depp continues.

A Dublin man who pleaded guilty in January at the Central Criminal Court to the attempted murder of a woman has been jailed for 15 years.

Two men in their 80s accused of criminal damage and trespass at Shannon Airport were "the nicest and most courteous protesters" an airport officer had ever met, their trial has heard.