Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has asked his department to assess the possibility of younger age groups being vaccinated earlier than others.

A system of mandatory hotel quarantine has been announced for Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health has been notified of 11 further deaths related to Covid-19 and 420 new cases.

This week's meeting between Britain's David Frost and the EU's Maros Šefcovic could be seen by historians as the turning point in the long and tortured arc of Brexit's collision with Ireland, writes Tony Connelly.

Police in Northern Ireland have said their investigation into the murder of journalist Lyra McKee remains "very active".

The numbers of mass shootings in the US fell last year due to the pandemic, but recently the US has seen the return of one of the darkest problems that continues to beset America.

The funeral will take place today of the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth.

Helen McCrory, known for starring in Peaky Blinders and the James Bond film Skyfall, has died aged 52.

The pace of events in relation to Covid-19 this week was breathtaking with news developments happening faster than the stories could be typed, according to RTÉ's Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.

An Irish couple who are in Ukraine have welcomed news that Irish citizens travelling abroad for surrogacy will be exempt from hotel quarantine when they return to Ireland.

A serial sex offender has been jailed for six years for attacking two women in Dublin city centre a few days after being released from prison for another attack on a woman.

In a few short months, hopefully, the majority of people in Ireland will be vaccinated. Life will be very different. The economy will also, hopefully, have begun to rise from its fitful slumber.

It's fair to say news that KBC is possibly set to exit the Irish market has come as a bolt from the blue. Should customers up sticks and leave now or hold out to see what happens?

Plenty of lenders have dipped their toes in the Irish banking sector, only to discover in recent years that the temperature of the water is not to their liking, and disappear.

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant in the UK, which was detected in India, features two mutations that could be a cause for concern, a health expert has said.

An ancient tomb, described by archaeologists as "untouched" and "highly unusual" has been discovered on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry.

The High Court has approved a settlement of €23.5m to a 16-year-old girl who suffered catastrophic brain injuries during her birth.

The Health Service Executive has appealed to healthcare workers to encourage patients, friends family and colleagues to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh the risks.

The European Medicines Agency is expected to announce new advice about the use of the single-shot Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson and Johnson's subsidiary Janssen on Thursday next week.

President Michael D Higgins has said his wife Sabina "changed my life in so many ways" and says the couple "are so looking forward to meeting our grandchild" when restrictions are lifted.