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Activity in all third-level colleges will be more restricted than initially planned for the next few weeks, as tighter public health measures are imposed across the sector countrywide.

In a sterile corridor lined with laboratories, scientists in hazmat suits drop liquid into small vials with pipettes. Then trays of test tubes are sealed and packaged into boxes -...

Activity in all third-level colleges will be more restricted than initially planned for the next few weeks, as tighter public health measures are imposed across the sector countrywide.

Ministers are under pressure from coalition TDs to ensure there is a Christmas bonus payment for social welfare recipients announced in this year's Budget.

They were chalk and cheese: one a tiny, frail Jewish grandmother from New York who became a feminist heroine in her 80s; the other a 48-year-old devout, pro-life Catholic mother-of-seven...

Ministers are under pressure from coalition TDs to ensure there is a Christmas bonus payment for social welfare recipients announced in this year's Budget.

They were chalk and cheese: one a tiny, frail Jewish grandmother from New York who became a feminist heroine in her 80s; the other a 48-year-old devout, pro-life Catholic mother-of-seven...

Personal injury solicitors are predicting the Covid pandemic will lead to a raft of new types of claims, which will have a "significant impact" on the future of businesses.

The 1960 American presidential election was a campaign like no other, featuring a multitude of historic firsts. It was the first time that both major-party candidates were born in the...

Personal injury solicitors are predicting the Covid pandemic will lead to a raft of new types of claims, which will have a "significant impact" on the future of businesses.

The 1960 American presidential election was a campaign like no other, featuring a multitude of historic firsts. It was the first time that both major-party candidates were born in the...

'How long is this casual sex ban going to last?" queried Kay Burley on the Sky News morning show.

'How long is this casual sex ban going to last?" queried Kay Burley on the Sky News morning show.

FBD is changing the wording of its commercial insurance policies to exclude communicable diseases like Covid-19 from coverage, as the company faces a Commercial Court battle with publicans over its...

Patients with Covid-19 are filling up hospital wards again and deaths are on the rise.

FBD is changing the wording of its commercial insurance policies to exclude communicable diseases like Covid-19 from coverage, as the company faces a Commercial Court battle with publicans over its...

Two players from defending Longford senior football champions, Killoe Emmet Óg, tested positive for coronavirus yesterday evening.

Two players from defending Longford senior football champions, Killoe Emmet Óg, tested positive for coronavirus yesterday evening.

A powerful cardinal who was effectively sacked by Pope Francis reportedly funnelled hundreds of thousands of euro to companies and charities run by his three brothers.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologised yesterday for the shooting dead of a South Korean man "to prevent the spread of Covid-19", as public and political outrage over the killing...

In the 2000 US election between George W Bush and Al Gore, it was the "hanging chad", the hole punched on a paper ballot to vote, that was the obscure...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologised yesterday for the shooting dead of a South Korean man "to prevent the spread of Covid-19", as public and political outrage over the killing...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will tell the 75th annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly today that the Covid pandemic has had an impact on every community in every country.

As the country continues its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, recent weeks have seen localised shutdowns and protocols introduced to deal with rising cases, presenting further challenges for households and...

Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ireland in 2011 was her “very best ever state visit” former President Mary McAleese has revealed.

Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ireland in 2011 was her “very best ever state visit” former President Mary McAleese has revealed.

Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce on Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

A Ukrainian military plane carrying aviation school students has crashed and burst into flames while landing, leaving 22 people dead.

A Ukrainian military plane carrying aviation school students has crashed and burst into flames while landing, leaving 22 people dead.

A Metropolitan Police officer fatally shot at a south London custody suite has been named as Matiu Ratana.

A judge is expected to decide by Sunday whether to allow a ban on TikTok from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores after a last-minute filing by the...

Bosses at Boohoo did not deliberately allow poor conditions and pay for workers at factories where its clothes were made but simply did not feel responsible, a review into the...

MOST crèche owners are finding it difficult to follow public health guidelines because of staff absences due to Covid-19, according to a new survey.

Angry restaurant and bar owners have demonstrated in Marseille against a French government order to close all public venues from Saturday to tackle increasing coronavirus infections.

Peruvian police have seized a shipment of about 11 tonnes of mutilated sharks in the country's north, mainly of protected hammerhead sharks whose fins are highly valued and seen as...

A SENIOR Government minister has issued a stark warning on the spread of Covid-19 saying the virus is "racing ahead of us at the moment".

There have been no further deaths and 326 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

Share jumps by Rolls-Royce and William Hill helped the London markets to edge into the green at the close of play following a midday slump.

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person believed to have been cured of HIV, has said he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic...

European Union leader Charles Michel has criticised the UK at the UN General Assembly for its threats to renege on parts of the Withdrawal Agreement it signed with the bloc.