European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she "deeply regrets" mistakes that were made in the Commission's move to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol on 29 January.

Ireland is in breach of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations on contagious disease control by failing to designate a 'competent authority' at its ports and airports, according to documents seen by RTÉ News.

The situation with Covid-19 patients in hospital eased further last night, with a reduction of 90 in the number of confirmed cases.

Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived Covid-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday tomorrow, her caregivers said.

A lawyer in Texas has gone viral after accidentally activating a kitten filter during virtual court proceedings.

New Zealand's parliament has backed down after ejecting a Maori politician because he refused to wear a tie, allowing him to speak without an accessory he labelled a "colonial noose".

The Director of Public Policy at Chartered Accountants Ireland says Revenue is collecting tax owed on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) for 2021 by reducing peoples' tax credits.

The Director General of the Construction Industry Federation says he does not accept that construction should not reopen fully by 8 March and he hopes that common sense will prevail.

New coronavirus variants are forcing Australia and New Zealand to rethink already-stringent quarantine rules for overseas visitors, even as their systems are replicated around the world.

Democrats prosecuting former US president Donald Trump are set to detail their case against him, in a bid to convince sceptical Republican senators that they should impeach him.

Staff from Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture withdrawn from Brexit checks at two ports because of claims of threats last week return to work today.

A Japanese submarine and a private ship were involved in a crash off the Pacific coast earlier this week.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government is working on a revised version of the "Living with Covid-19" plan which he hopes will be announced in the week of 22 February.

As Covid-19 cases peaked in January, frontline staff at Tallaght University Hospital faced unprecedented challenges.

Construction of the new Children's Hospital has been delayed again and it may not open until 2024.

The Department of Health has been notified of 68 further deaths and an additional 556 cases of Covid-19.

Britain has announced tough new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus variants from abroad, including steep fines and even jail time for those who break the rules.

The Tánaiste has said he hopes legislation on quarantine hotels in Ireland will be published next week.

US senators have voted to move forward with former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, rejecting a claim the proceeding was unconstitutional.

Northern Ireland's chief medical officer has said some coronavirus restrictions may have to remain in place until next year.