Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy wrote their names into the history books with a stirring victory in the men's lightweight double sculls final.

Fintan McCarthy's mother Sue, father Tom, sister Kate and twin brother Jake were over the moon with his triumph in the wee small hours of the morning.

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said he expects that many workers will return to the office from September, as a further easing of Covid-19 restrictions are considered.

A report on the Northern Ireland Protocol from Britain's House of Lords has urged the UK and the EU to urgently restore trust between the two sides, in order to seek solutions to the problems that have emerged since the UK left the European Union.

Almost half of professional artists considered abandoning their career in the arts over the past year, largely due to lack of income and financial pressure.

Stormont ministers will consider a range of proposed relaxations to Covid-19 rules on international travel later today.

Summers in the UK are likely to regularly see temperatures of above 40C, even if humanity manages to limit global warming to 1.5C, leading meteorologists have warned.

Google will require staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before allowing them to return to its offices, however the company has declined to say if or when the policy would apply to its Irish-based workforce.

Creative and artistic projects are being announced with the aim of engaging the public about the changes people will have to make to address climate change.

The end-of-life wishes of many older people were not sought or honoured during the pandemic, according to a new report from Irish NGOs.

A shallow 8.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Alaskan peninsula, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami warning.

The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port this morning, more than four months after it was stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways.

Australia's biggest city has posted a record one-day rise in locally acquired Covid-19 cases, and authorities have warned the outbreak would get worse despite a lockdown of 6 million people poised to enter its sixth week.

Irish rowing pair Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have won gold on Day 6 on the Tokyo Games, while Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are in action on the golf course. Follow it all here.

Japan faces its most serious situation since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the country's top medical adviser has warned.

People in Ireland spent on average over €17.5 million on National Lottery games every week last year.

A Liverpool fan who suffered life-changing injuries in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has died aged 55.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has indicated that there may soon be a further easing of Covid-19 restrictions, because of the high uptake of vaccines in Ireland.

Get to know Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan, who rowed into the history books overnight, becoming the first Irish rowers to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

Police in Belfast have begun a murder investigation after a baby died in the Ardoyne area last night.