The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme continues this weekend and will target medically vulnerable people, who will be visited by Community Vaccination Teams.

The leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan have vowed to work together to restore democracy in Myanmar where violence has escalated as authorities crack down on protests and civil disobedience.

The World Health Organization said there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears, while the hard-hit United States exceeded 100 million doses of vaccine administered to it...

The Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the failure of AstraZeneca to meet delivery schedules for vaccinations against Covid-19, at a meeting with the company.

As a measure of how the mood music can change rapidly in this public health crisis, last Monday's NPHET media briefing was one of the most upbeat for a long time.

The former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has said a vote on Irish reunification could be held on the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

In 1946, Winston Churchill took to the stage at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and declared that an 'Iron Curtain' was falling - a major divide separating the communist world from the west.

The Crossbarry ambush restored IRA morale in March 1921, but could so easily have been a disaster.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said Britain's move in unilaterally extending the grace period for post-Brexit checks on goods into Northern Ireland is "damaging relationships" between the EU and UK.

Spend harder, better and faster, and hope inflation doesn't catch up too quickly, appears to be the message from the European Central Bank.

British police confirmed today that a body found in a wood outside London was that of Sarah Everard, whose disappearance last week has sparked anger and fears among women about their safety.

The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a lower court to grant a retrial in the case of two people convicted of murdering Irish man Jason Corbett in the United States.

The White House has announced details of next week's virtual meeting between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and US President Joe Biden.

A country singer turned furniture maker and a pilot turned farmer are just two of thousands of people have been forced to switch careers, at least temporarily, as a result of the pandemic.

The Health Service Executive has told GPs that first dose allocations for patients in the 75 to 79 year age group will be limited next week.

The White House is holding onto some doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine so they can be given to Americans quickly if authorised by the US health regulator, a top administration official has said.

New York's embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he will not step down amid a swirl of sexual harassment allegations and new calls by influential Democrats to quit his powerful post.

While the pandemic has been emotionally challenging for us all, many fear its impact on teenagers has been particularly severe.

Gardaí continue to find people gathering in groups at house parties and have issued 2,040 fines to organisers and attendees for breaching Covid-19 regulations.

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court in Dublin after gardaí allegedly discovered more than 250,000 images of people on his devices that were taken without consent.