The Cabinet sub-committee on Education will be briefed today on the talks that have been taking place aimed at devising a format for the Leaving Certificate examinations this year.

Cases of Covid-19 in hospitals continue to reduce, according to the latest figures from the Health Service Executive.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has announced that he will not be proceeding with the appointment of Aaron Forde as chair of Shannon Group.

Donald Trump urged Republican senators to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader in the Senate following his withering criticism of the former US president after his impeachment trial.

They may be 775km apart, but a teenager from Co Galway has come up with a unique way of helping his grieving grandfather in London.

Major cities in Australia and New Zealand lifted stay-at-home orders for millions of residents after successfully using snap lockdowns to quash outbreaks of virulent strains of Covid-19.

Myanmar's anti-coup protesters returned to the streets in force with the biggest demonstrations since troops fanned out around the country to quell opposition to the new military junta.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife made her first public appearance in over a year, state media reported, after speculation her absence could be coronavirus-related, or because of a potential pregnancy.

The British government has said it would like to see proof that Princess Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai's daughters, is still alive after the BBC published a video saying she was being held against her will in a barricaded villa.

Dual pricing in the insurance industry is to be debated in the Dáil today, with Sinn Féin bringing a bill aimed at banning the practice whereby new customers are offered cheaper premiums than existing ones, despite having similar risk profiles.

Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organization will receive Trócaire's Romero International Award at a ceremony today in recognition of his work.

Job postings on Indeed Ireland were down 24% in early February compared with the same time last year, according to new research from the jobs website.

Further discussions are expected to take place today as Government seeks to agree a plan to establish a mandatory hotel quarantine system.

Former president Mary Robinson has said she was "misled" in relation to the case of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai.

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has applied for authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine in the EU with a decision possible by the middle of March.

Around 1.7m more people will be added to the shielding list in England after experts identified additional adults at serious risk of Covid-19, health officials have said.

Up to 150 people will lose their jobs at Kerry Group over the next year as the company consolidates its shared services division at facilities in Mexico and Malaysia.

The vaccination programme for people aged 85 years and older has begun in some GP practices.

A Dutch appeals court has suspended a ruling by a lower court which ordered the government to lift a nationwide Covid-19 curfew.