Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holahan has said older and more vulnerable people should not leave their homes unless absolutely essential.

A group of Republican senators led by Ted Cruz have said they will challenge Joe Biden's election win - the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump's efforts to undermine the vote.

WikiLeaks has called for the United States to drop charges against Julian Assange ahead of a judge's decision on whether he will be extradited from the UK.

Legal work and journalism are both sociable activities, dependent on personal interaction. Nobody was ready for the changes Covid-19 necessitated.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said schools were safe, and advised parents to send their children back to school in areas where rules allow it

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Tokyo residence of Emperor Naruhito, where he reportedly spent two hours before being discovered, local media said.

India has approved emergency use of two Covid-19 vaccines to kick off one of the world's biggest inoculation drives, while the European Union offered to help drug companies expand production to ease distribution bottlenecks.

As we ease into 2021, consumer behaviours are settling into a new normal, as people learn to live with the reality of Covid-19.

A lot of this year was about people lifting other people's spirits in ways which were simple but sincere.

Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalised with Covid-19, US media reported.

Despite it being a record year for savings in Ireland, much of it was accidental given that large sections of the economy were shut down for long periods in 2020, so there was reduced opportunity to spend.

The homes of Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have been covered with graffiti, fake blood and a pig's head, US media has reported.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said it is planned that all those working and living in Ireland's 580 nursing homes - around 70,000 people - will receive their first Covid-19 vaccine dose by the end of this month.

Fears are being expressed that thousands of jobs could be lost in the horticultural sector in Ireland due to a shortage of horticultural peat.

The family of a frontline worker who died a week after contracting Covid-19 has appealed to people to take the virus seriously.

RTÉ has apologised after a number of people complained over a Waterford Whispers sketch segment in the New Year's Eve countdown programme, which was broadcast on RTÉ One television.

Rescue workers have recovered a fourth body as they continue searching for another six people still missing days after a landslide buried homes near Norway's capital, authorities said.

There have been 3,394 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health. It was also confirmed that four more people have died with coronavirus.

Liam Reilly, the lead singer of Irish band Bagatelle, has died aged 65.

A new ferry service linking Rosslare Europort to Dunkirk in north-eastern France got under way today, with the first ship making the crossing fully booked.