The Analyst

Rockets were fired at Eritrea's capital, diplomats said, as the deadly fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region appeared to spill across an international border.

The record number of people saved from drowning this year by members of the public has been attributed to the Covid pandemic closures of indoor swimming pools.

Around 670 healthcare workers tested positive for Covid-19 over a recent 14-day period, according to an analysis of official figures.

Last week we had the first announcement of a vaccine that works against Covid-19. A historic moment that may well be remembered in future editions of Reeling in the Years....

A group of GPs and other medical professionals who are calling for an end to lockdown and questioning Nphet's health advice are demanding an urgent meeting with the Government.

The Department of Health has significant concerns about the impact of a major increase in the number of people flying into Ireland for Christmas in the fight against Covid-19.

State incentives to get people to spend more of their growing savings nest eggs would help the Irish economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a credit union...

Recently, I broke lockdown and left for Lisbon. It was only out of Ireland could I see the zealotry of our severe restrictions.

We are in southern New Jersey back in January 1990. Monsignor Dominic Bottino of the Camden diocese is about to sit down to a dinner he will never forget.

Supporters of Donald Trump poured into the streets of Washington DC yesterday to back the US president's unfounded claims of election fraud.

The messaging from Joe Biden about taking the time to ensure that every vote in the US presidential election is properly counted is a good one. Like him or not,...

The West Yorkshire police force has apologised to the families of Peter Sutcliffe's victims for the "language, tone and terminology" used by senior officers during their investigation into the killings.

The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who has died after testing positive for Covid-19, was one of Britain's most notorious killers. Sutcliffe (74) murdered at least 13 women across Yorkshire and...

The giant cat flap in front of the supermarket off-licence section says it all. We need to calm down and it seems we need to be forced to calm down.

Hundreds of Aer Lingus passengers have been waiting over six months for refund vouchers from cancelled flights during the pandemic.

As a former Tory communications director and ministerial aide, Carrie Symonds has both strong views on her party, together with the powerful network that comes from a decade working at...

As the coronavirus pandemic recorded several grim milestones in Europe, there were signs of hope on the horizon.

Why did Dominic Cummings become the key figure in Boris Johnson's administration? Because he was the one who could make decisions. And why has he had to leave that administration?...

US president-elect Joe Biden is expected to select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time - shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the...

Whenever Patricia Kearney told people she was an epidemiologist, they often mistook her expertise for a speciality in skin conditions. "Before Covid, people would often mix it up with dermatology,"...

When news networks declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election last Saturday, Samantha Power scooped up her 11-year-old son Declan in a moment of pure elation.

Thousands of supporters of US president Donald Trump have rallied behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and swarmed his motorcade in Washington DC when he detoured for a...

Ten people have died and seven other people were critically injured after a fire at a Romanian intensive care ward where Covid-19 patients were receiving treatment.

New York City received a much-need boost on Saturday with the arrival of a giant Christmas tree that marks the unofficial start of the 2020 holiday season.

New York City received a much-need boost on Saturday with the arrival of a giant Christmas tree that marks the unofficial start of the 2020 holiday season.

Tesco has released its 2020 Christmas advert, encouraging shoppers to forget about all the “naughty” things they did in 2020.

Ireland's chief medical officer has expressed concern at an upturn in Covid-19 case numbers.

Thousands of President Donald Trump's supporters marched in Washington on Saturday to back his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as he pushes ahead with a flurry of longshot legal challenges...

US president Donald Trump has delighted supporters gathered near the White House with a slow motorcade drive-by through Washington on the way to his Virginia golf club.