A rally against the Northern Ireland Protocol has heard calls for the DUP not to nominate a new First Minister until it is abandoned.

The search for a 27-year-old Dublin man who is missing in Wyoming is being scaled back following an intensive operation in the Grand Teton National Park.

Following the bruising encounters of the G7, and Joe Biden's ministrations on the Protocol, the UK may have calculated that a cooperative approach is wiser.

The Netherlands has announced further easing of a raft of measures to combat coronavirus, including an end to mask-wearing in most places.

In 2013 it was announced that a new National Maternity Hospital would be built on the site of St Vincent's Hospital in Elm Park in Dublin, but eight years on the development has not yet got the green light.

Congratulations have poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi on winning Iran's presidential election as his rivals conceded even before official results were announced.

With almost two thirds of those under the age of 25 who are not in education unemployed, the National Youth Council of Ireland is warning that the pandemic could have a 'scarring effect' on the career and employment prospects of young people.

Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said.

The Fine Gael leader will tell his party's Ard Fheis this evening that a legacy of the pandemic should be better pay, terms and conditions for all workers.

Health Service Executive CEO Paul Reid has said the benefits of the supply and take-up of Covid-19 vaccines are being seen, with a further reduction in the number of people in hospital with the virus.

A native breed of sheep, thought to be extinct, has re-emerged in Conamara (Connemara).

When you think of summer, it conjures up memories of warm nights, concerts, outdoor sports and a season of fun.

The Irish Travel Agents Association has accused the Chief Medical Officer of creating confusion with remarks that people who are not fully vaccinated should avoid travelling abroad this summer.

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to over 82 million at the end of last year, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

The US southwest is baking under an unrelenting heatwave for a fifth day, putting power systems to the test as more records were expected to be broken before a moderating trend sets in next week.

NI Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said the "disruption" to politics in Northern Ireland "cannot extend" any longer.

Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital following a successful heart operation at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.

A divided conference of US Roman Catholic bishops announced that they had voted to draft a statement on Holy Communion that may admonish Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who support abortion rights.

An Irish PhD student has been reflecting on the "incredible" experience of helping to solve the mystery of the dimming Betelgeuse star.

The Department of Health has been notified of a further 313 new cases of Covid-19.