The vast majority of those aged 70 and over will be able to get the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines directly from their own GP after details of the roll-out plan were finalised between the HSE and the IMO last night.

Gardaí investigating an international organised crime group involved in financial fraud have identified more than €10m stolen worldwide, €9m of which has been laundered in Ireland.

Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country's new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent...

Head of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 is continuing to decrease.

Cervical Cancer campaigner Lynsey Bennett is hoping to travel to Mexico on Tuesday for specialist treatment.

A man in his 40s has been arrested after a man was injured in a stabbing in Dublin.

Despite a week that saw some of the highest numbers of deaths during the pandemic and complications relating to the rollout of vaccines, Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers says there is still plenty to be positive about.

A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the death of Mary O'Keeffe in north Cork.

2020 was a challenging year for the car market and this year, so far, looks like it may be shaping up to follow suit. A somewhat inactive car market can often be a good one for finding bargains. We've been looking at ways to finance the purchase of a...

There is a template for bilateral negotiations between the Department of Education and teachers' unions over Leaving Cert 2021 but we are a long way yet from agreement.

Ireland is one step closer to legislating for electric scooters.

The Department of Health has been notified of 35 further coronavirus-related deaths and 1,047 new cases, while the number of people in ICU is down seven to 181.

There are concerns in Brussels and Dublin that both Boris Johnson and the DUP are manipulating a tense situation to undermine a Protocol. Given the tensions, the threats and ultimatums, can the EU and UK find a way out of this sudden flare-up?

There is more excitement than usual in a Super Bowl host city this year, as Tampa prepares to host defending champions Kansas City Chiefs and, for the first time in NFL history, home team Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Two members of a Romanian organised crime gang are now serving jail sentences in Ireland - with one man asking to be moved to a different prison after being threatened.

A BBC Panorama team has been threatened following a programme about suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan's influence in world boxing.

This year's Leaving Certificate students could be offered a choice between examinations and an alternative measure, according to the Department of Education.

The death has been announced of Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning Canadian actor best known for his iconic role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music.

Local authority staff who suspended their inspection work at Larne Port in Co Antrim earlier this week after claims of intimidation are returning to work this evening.

There are 800 contact tracers based around the country. The system can manage 1,500 cases a day. This equates to around 10,000 calls a day, when close contacts are included.