Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has appealed to anyone who has recently travelled from Brazil to phone any GP or any GP out-of-hours service to arrange a free Covid-19 test after three cases of a new P1 variant of Covid-19 were detected...

A new plan is needed to help us escape from the grip of Covid-19.

The 76-year-old prolific paedophile sat slightly slumped in the dock. He would not look at those he had violated as victim after victim came into the court.

What's clear is that the three Coalition parties have been pulling in different directions without an agreed cohesive message.

A Moscow appeal court has upheld a prison sentence imposed on chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he returned to Russia from Germany last month.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will consider concerns raised by a number of Catholic Archbishops at a meeting about the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on public worship and the upcoming Easter celebrations.

For well over a decade, we've been hearing talk on and off about the need for a third banking force in Ireland. Could that idea be awakening again?

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi is holding talking in Iran today as international attempts continue to urge the country to rejoin an international nuclear agreement.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that "nothing is set in stone" following reports that the country is facing nine more weeks of severe restrictions.

The Department of Health has said three cases of the Covid-19 variant first identified in Brazil have been confirmed in Ireland for the first time.

Close to 8,000 fines have been issued by gardaí for people in breach of Covid-19 restrictions, with more than 6,500 of these issued for non-essential travel.

NASA has released stunning new photographs from Perseverance, including one of the rover being gently lowered to the surface of Mars by a set of cables, the first time such a view has been captured.

BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer have said tests have shown that their Covid-19 vaccine can stand warmer temperatures than initially thought, potentially simplifying the jab's complex cold-chain logistics.

US President Joe Biden has declared the "transatlantic alliance is back" in a powerful speech seeking to re-establish the United States as leader of the West against what he called a global assault on democracy.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has paid tribute to Dr Emer Holohan who has died following a long illness.

Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has told the Seanad that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has found "back-up tapes" held off-site, which may contain audio files of interviews given to the confidential committee.

The family of a 73-year-old woman who is gravely ill with cervical cancer has said they fear she will not live to see her High Court case resolved if mediation fails to achieve a settlement.

Kim Kardashian has reportedly filed for divorce from Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage.

Dozens of dogs with coloured fur have been found wandering the streets of several Russian cities.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said today is a difficult day from an Irish banking perspective and also for the Ulster Bank staff who are receiving news of the bank's exit from the Irish market over the coming years.