The prospect of tighter Covid-19 restrictions looms following a worrying daily toll in new Covid-19 cases - the biggest surge since May.
The risk of a second nationwide shutdown to curb Covid-19 may be receding for now, but local lockdowns are seen as the way of the future in response to alarming flare-ups of the virus which threaten to get out of control.
All workers would have a right to six weeks' paid sick leave due to the Covid-19 crisis under proposals put forward by the Labour Party.
Boris Johnson has insisted his government has not been blown off course by coronavirus but said that "sometimes it is necessary" to change direction in "response to the facts as they change".
One of Italy's most celebrated glaciers is likely to disappear within 15 years because of global warming, scientists have warned.
As the first case of a student contracting coronavirus since schools reopened has been confirmed in the State, what is the protocol in place for dealing with such an incident?
Education Minister Norma Foley will today hear concerns about a lack of physical distancing, students not wearing masks and response plans in place to handle confirmed cases of coronavirus in schools.
