The Environmental Protection Agency has said just 51% of Ireland's sewage is being treated to EU standards to protect the environment.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss's government is teetering on the brink of collapse after the resignation of her home secretary, mayhem in the House of Commons over a fracking vote and confusion over whether the Chief and Deputy Chief Whip had quit.

Ukraine's military tightened the noose around Russian forces occupying the southern city of Kherson as the government ordered nationwide curbs on electricity use because of Russian missile and drone attacks on power plants.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join other EU leaders for a two-day summit in Brussels, which will once again be dominated by the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis.

Fianna Fáil TDs, Senators and MEPs piled into their parliamentary party meeting last night in the full expectation that Marc MacSharry was returning to the fold.

A plaque is to be unveiled today in memory of the Irishwoman who attempted to assassinate Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini almost 100 years ago.

The Government is expected to confirm that its new support scheme aimed at assisting businesses with the rising cost of energy will be extended to include professional firms, when it publishes the Finance Bill later today.

Castlebar Mitchels have submitted a 'Reported Allegation of Abuse Form' to the Mayo County Board, Connacht GAA, Croke Park and Tusla, believing there are "reasonable grounds for concern relating to child abuse" following an incident at an Under-17 cl...

Government Chief Whip Jack Chambers has said he "would not speculate" on any issues related to Marc MacSharry being readmitted to the Fianna Fáil party.

The Living Wage Technical Group has said says the reference hourly living wage rate should rise to €13.85 per hour, an increase of 7.4% on last year's recommended rate of €12.90 per hour.

The Data Protection Commission has been asked to investigate An Garda Síochána's practice of retaining files on people who have been cleared of producing or sharing child sexual abuse material.

China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop Covid, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.

Genes that offered protection against the Black Death pandemic more than 700 years ago are today associated with an increased susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis, according to DNA analysis.

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has resigned after sending an official document from her personal email in a "technical infringement" of government rules.

David Byrne, the member of the Kinahan organised crime group who was shot dead at the Regency Hotel in February 2016, suffered catastrophic injuries, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A wind turbine off the coast of Arklow in Co Wicklow was on fire this afternoon after it was struck by lightning, as four counties in the east of the country remain under a Status Orange thunderstorm warning.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath said he believes that the Central Bank has "struck the right balance" in its easing of mortgage lending rules and he welcomes the move.

There was a mixed response to today's Central Bank announcement, with many welcoming the relaxation in lending rules, while others expressed concerns about possible unintended consequences of the action.

The CAB has argued before the High Court that gangland figure James "Mago" Gately and his partner Charlene Lam should not be granted free legal aid to defend proceedings where the bureau claims their family home was bought with the proceeds of crime.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow last month claimed as its own territory.