Russia said it would continue to find buyers for its oil, despite what it said was a "dangerous" attempt by Western governments to introduce a price cap on its oil exports.

Beijing residents have cheered the removal of Covid-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus curbs gathered pace.

French President Emmanuel Macron has visited New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to promote the French language and conclude his state visit to the United States.

A record €5 billion in corporation tax was collected in November, according to the latest Exchequer returns, the biggest monthly figure ever.

A project which offers a nature-based solution to urban water problems is expanding in Dublin.

Text messages still play a big role in the daily lives of many, with almost one in three sending and receiving SMS messages every day - 30 years after the first text was sent - according to new figures.

Gardaí are investigating if the murder of a 60-year-old man in Co Monaghan yesterday is connected to a conviction for a sexual offence 20 years ago.

There was a big increase in the number of unexpected deaths in nursing homes in 2020 and 2021, according to a report carried out by the health Information and Quality Authority.

The Sinn Féin leader has said gangland violence is a scourge that has devastated decent, hard working communities and that a case that is currently before the Special Criminal Court is "concerning to us all".

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that secret garda recordings of conversations between Gerard Hutch and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall while they were in Northern Ireland can be used as evidence against Mr Hutch in a murder trial.

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has called for the car park used by TDs and Senators at Leinster House to be converted into a garden.

Graham Dwyer has told the Court of Appeal he did not send a text message to Elaine O'Hara saying he would like to stab a girl to death. He made his intervention from his seat in court on the second day of his appeal against his conviction for the mur...

All the action, as it happened, as Switzerland secured the runner-up spot in Group G behind Brazil.

Other Voices Dingle 2022 opens today, marking the 21st year of the popular music festival in the west Kerry town.

Experts in the UK say the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on some ready-to-eat groceries for days. But the scientists have advised the risk to consumers remains very low.

A 39-year-old man who shot and injured two gardaí from the upper bedroom of his house has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with the final two years conditionally suspended.

A number of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in the European Union have received packages containing animal eyes in what Kyiv described as a "well-planned campaign of terror".

The European Union will join the G7 powers in imposing a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, the Polish ambassador to the EU has said, three days ahead of an EU embargo on imports by sea.

There could be a "significant shortfall in housing" in 2024 and 2025, Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland President Kevin James has said.

A man was stabbed to death in a "totally random killing" after he parked without permission in a space belonging to the woman accused of his murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard.