Right up until the 1970s, céilí-ing was a big tradition across Ireland. In the evenings, and particularly throughout the summer, friends, family and neighbours of all ages would visit each other's houses and gather together in the kitchen to party.
A third of staff working for the archdiocese of Dublin are to lose their jobs as it grapples with the financial cost of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cervical screening may not restart until the end of the summer despite doctors saying they can carry out smear tests now, the Dáil has been told.
Emma Watson has become the latest figure to speak out in support of transgender people after author JK Rowling sparked a row with her comments on the issue.
Brides and grooms may soon have extra cause for celebration after chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan revealed his expert team was planning to review weddings.
The World Health Organisation has suggested that Russia should review the way it counts coronavirus deaths, describing the country's low death toll as "unusual".
Thermal screening will be used to keep shoppers safe when Kildare Village reopens on Monday.
