Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has condemned the ongoing unrest in Northern Ireland, saying the violence needs to stop before somebody is killed.

Molly and Thomas Martens, who were convicted of murdering Irish man Jason Corbett, have been released from jail in the United States ahead of a retrial.

Video footage has emerged purportedly showing members of the Monaghan senior football team in breach of Covid-19 restrictions.

The list of countries on the mandatory hotel quarantine list could be extended before the weekend once concerns regarding capacity and potential legal challenges are dealt with, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Minimum wage employees in Ireland are likely to be suffering disproportionately from job losses as almost half work in sectors worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee will decide in the coming days if it needs to issue further advice to Government about the AstraZeneca vaccine.

New Zealand health officials have confirmed a fresh community case of Covid-19 in Auckland, just two days after the country celebrated its largely virus-free status by approving a travel bubble with Australia.

US President Joe Biden will today unveil measures aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable "ghost guns," White House officials have said.

Australia will scrap exemptions for judges and politicians from sexual harassment laws, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, as his government struggles to contain a backlash over allegations of mistreatment of female politicians and staff.

US software company ServiceNow is to create 300 jobs in Dublin over the next three years.

People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 speak about the bonus of receiving the two jabs.

The three teacher unions have voted for an emergency motion backing industrial action, up to and including strike action, if they are not prioritised for vaccination.

The Department of Health has been notified of five further coronavirus-related deaths and 423 new cases.

Irish sprinter Leon Reid has been charged with drug offences in his native United Kingdom.

Teachers and Special Needs Assistants working in a number of special schools in the Wicklow, Dún Laoghaire and Dublin South East areas received vaccinations yesterday from the HSE, RTÉ News has learned.

RTÉ staff have voted to reject proposals to implement a package of cuts to salaries and some conditions at the station.

Police looking into the cause of Tiger Woods' car crash say the 15-time major winner was travelling at between 84-87 miles per hour at the time of the accident.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that more EU countries will be added to Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list.

Police officers have again come under attack in Northern Ireland tonight, after a double-decker bus was petrol bombed in the Shankill Road area of Belfast.