Swedish officials have confirmed that the September blasts which destroyed sections of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea were acts of sabotage.

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan, who is the EU Ministerial Representative on crucial loss and damage talks at the COP27 summit, said it is "not certain we'll get a deal across the line".

Permanent TSB is to increase its interest rates including fixed term mortgage interest rates and deposit rates from today.

Twitter has temporarily closed its office in Dublin, and in locations around the world, as more staff chose to leave, sparking new concerns about the site's ability to stay online.

A total of 162 chemotherapy appointments for children were cancelled during a three-month period this year.

Wimbledon will relax its strict rules on white clothing at the championships and allow women players to wear dark undershorts and relieve a potential source of anxiety when they have their periods, the All England Club has said.

The Biden administration has ruled that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said Russia's move to ban 52 Irish officials is a very "unwelcome distraction" and an effort to unsettle Ireland and its political system.

Members of the Connect trade union working in water services have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action if the Government fails to live up to commitments given relating to their terms and conditions of employment.

A grave water shortage resulting from the overuse of the main water supply and global warming reducing the inflow of new water, has led to cutbacks in the amount of water being allocated to the states that depend on the Colorado River, writes Sean Wh...

Russian missiles and shells have hit Ukrainian positions in several regions and there was no let up in heavy fighting in Donetsk in the east, the Ukrainian military said as Moscow's occupying forces appeared more active.

High wind for weeks meant 45% of the country's electricity last month came from wind, setting a new record.

Ticketmaster has cancelled the general sale of tickets for the US leg of Taylor Swift's tour, citing "insufficient ticket inventory" to meet "extraordinarily high demands".

Soaring house prices and bigger loans have pushed the average cost of a monthly mortgage payment for a first-time buyer up by €110 since before the pandemic began, new figures show.

North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile this morning, Seoul's military said, which Japan said may have had the range to hit the US mainland.

A woman in the UK who became severely ill after contracting Covid-19 while 36 weeks pregnant has returned home to her baby daughter after more than a year in hospital.

The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere, in another milestone in the country's push to become a major space power.

A long-delayed plan to build a bridge linking Co Down and the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth will move a step closer today when the project is put out to tender.

The Connect trade union is calling for actions to be taken by industry to increase female participation in trade apprenticeships.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek re-election to the leadership of the Democratic caucus.