There are 650 Covid-19 patients receiving some level of critical care, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE.

New Zealand health officials have confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland.

A woman has died in a two-car crash in north county Dublin.

Politically, the stakes could not be higher for the Government, but the success of the vaccination roll-out depends on three factors - supply, transparency and fairness.

Rescuers in east China pulled 11 miners from hundreds of metres underground where they had been trapped for two weeks, state media reported, as the race to locate the remaining 10 intensified.

A series of polls has indicated support in Northern Ireland for a referendum on Irish reunification to be held in the next five years, and suggest a majority of people across the UK think Scotland will become independent within ten years.

The pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the economy but surprisingly, it has not yet translated to businesses closing permanently in large numbers, writes Will Goodbody.

A multi-millionaire Australian property mogul controversially suggested a few years ago that if young people wanted to buy a house, they should stop buying avocado toast and expensive coffee.

Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies around Russia today as tens of thousands of protesters demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny's wife was among those detained.

There have been 77 more coronavirus-related deaths reported by the Department of the Health as well as 1,910 new cases of Covid-19.

Discussions between the Education Minister and unions representing teachers, along with other partners in education, are set to take place in advance of Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.

Over €1.1m worth of suspected cannabis has been seized along with a firearm and €100,000 cash, after a search operation in Monaghan and Louth. Two people were arrested.

Delays to the supply of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will "put us in a problem", the Taoiseach has said.

A Status Yellow snow and ice warning is in effect for counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.

Covid-19 patients have been transferred "hundreds of kilometres" to get to an ICU bed.

Europe is in a race against time. While the early roll-out of the vaccine has been beset by difficulties, it is expected to pick up dramatically from March. But the arrival of more infectious Covid variants is threatening to extinguish the hopes asso...

Legendary US talk show host Larry King has died at the age of 87.

There have been twelve more coronavirus-related deaths recorded by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

Is this the longest January in history? It certainly feels that way, writes Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.

While holidays abroad ground to a halt last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many will be hoping to return to the skies at some stage in 2021.