The three Coalition leaders have expressed their confidence in Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly despite his failure to renew a rental property registration with the Residential Tenancies Board.

UN inspectors have vowed to continue their visit to a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine despite an early shelling attack on the town next to the facility.

CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland Tadhg Daly has said that nursing homes are not closing to repurpose as centres for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity, the outgoing UN human rights chief has said in a long-awaited report.

A UN investigation into China's treatment of Muslim minorities in its vast Xinjiang region has reported torture, sexual abuse and possible crimes against humanity, but stopped short of describing it as genocide.

'Antoni', 'Daisy' and 'Ide' are among the storm names listed for the 2022/2023 storm season.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a fatal house fire in Co Kerry ten years ago.

Six higher level education institutions are being given more than €830,000 each in recognition of their work on issues ranging from access for under-represented groups to education, as well as around domestic and gender-based violence.

British journalist and broadcaster Bill Turnbull has died at the age of 66, his family has said.

The number of people in Ireland vaping is on the rise, with new research also indicating the average age of young people starting to vape is between 13 and 15.

Healthcare workers and people aged between 12-49 with long-term health conditions are being invited to make an appointment for their second Covid-19 booster dose from today.

Social Democrats TD for Wicklow Jennifer Whitmore has said a "downgrading of volunteers" at the Citizens Information Service does not make sense as it was operating successfully.

The Republic of Ireland can make a major breakthrough tonight if they beat Finland and seal a place in the World Cup play-offs.

A video posted on social media appears to capture Boris Johnson taking part in a police raid and being filmed by and speaking to a man already in the property.

Top secret documents found at Donald Trump's Florida home were "likely concealed" to obstruct an FBI probe into the former president's potential mishandling of classified materials, the Department of Justice said in a new court filing.

Michael Flatley chooses not to go high camp and plays it solemn in his endearingly daft directorial debut.

A 20-month-old girl has died after being hit by a hailstone during an intense storm in northeastern Spain, local officials said.

Large energy bills are unavoidable for households this winter and Government will have to address this with financial supports and advice, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said.

The long-awaited Irish premiere of Michael Flatley's movie Blackbird took place in Dublin on Wednesday with the Irish dance star dedicating the screening to his late mother Eilish Flatley.

The two Conservatives battling to become Britain's next leader have squared off for the final time in front of party members set to decide the contest, just days before the victor takes power.