Ukraine's defensive is "holding firm" as Russia prepares to intensify its assault in the east of the country following apparent ceasefire in the port city of Mariupol

Katie Taylor came back from the brink of defeat to maintain her unblemished record with a hard-fought points victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden.

A carbon tax increase on home heating fuels takes effect from today, which will likely mean that the price of gas in every home would rise by €1.40 per month and home heating oil would increase by €1.50.

The risk of Covid-19 community transmission in Shanghai has been effectively controlled, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Municipal Government at a press briefing on Sunday.

This week saw a return en masse of in-person AGMs for many of Ireland's top publicly quoted companies.

Katie Taylor felt that her victory over Amanda Serrano was the biggest night of her career, following her split-decision victory at a sold out Madison Square Garden.

Summer 2022 is gearing up to be one of the busiest for operators of summer camps as they prepare to keep tens of thousands of children active and entertained in July and August.

Following political pressure for more transparency, it was announced that Robert Watt and Dr Tony Holohan are to appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee this Wednesday.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling on the Government to do more to protect the living standards of workers.

The growing expectation that Sinn Féin is likely to emerge as the largest party when votes are counted piles huge pressure on Michelle O'Neill and Jeffrey Donaldson.

The second day of the inaugural meeting of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly will today hear addresses from the chief executives of the four Dublin city and county councils.

The Government could make a decision within the next ten days to further restrict the short-term letting of houses and apartments.

Almost 6,000 pledges of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees have been processed by the Irish Red Cross and sent forward to the relevant authorities for allocation.

A Russian reconnaissance plane briefly violated Sweden's airspace yesterday, Swedish defence officials said today.

Minister of State Josepha Madigan has said despite the global uncertainty around fuel there is no shortage of gas in Ireland.

Skygazers are getting the chance to see two bright planets appearing close together despite being millions of kilometres apart.

British Conservative MP Neil Parish has bowed to pressure to say he will resign after admitting to watching pornography in the UK House of Commons chamber.

Grammy winner Naomi Judd, the mother of fellow singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, has died. The country star, who performed with her daughter Wynonna as The Judds, was 76.

Ukrainian police reported finding three bodies shot in the head with their hands tied near the town of Bucha, which has become synonymous with allegations of Russian war crimes.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has been spotted in Ukraine on a visit to the city of Lviv.