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A garda oversight body has said there is “no evidence” that anti-spit hoods effectively prevent the transmission of Covid-19 as gardaí continue to be targeted in ‘spit attacks'.

A rise in the UK's currency helped push its markets lower on Wednesday as the pound bounced back from some of last week's misery over Brexit.

A rise in the UK's currency helped push its markets lower on Wednesday as the pound bounced back from some of last week's misery over Brexit.

Dublin's higher rate of Covid-19 has the potential to lead to a greater spread of the virus in other parts of the country also, the acting chief medical officer Dr...

A programme of national and local events will be arranged in the coming months to commemorate those who've died during the pandemic.

A restoration of one of Michelangelo's sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details including the artist's tool marks that had been hidden under centuries of dust...

A key worker from Hampshire has broken the Guinness World Record for shortest bus driver — measuring 136.2cm (4ft 5.6 inches) in height.

A key worker from Hampshire has broken the Guinness World Record for shortest bus driver — measuring 136.2cm (4ft 5.6 inches) in height.

A key worker from Hampshire has broken the Guinness World Record for shortest bus driver — measuring 136.2cm (4ft 5.6 inches) in height.

A baby gorilla is thriving four weeks after being born at Bristol Zoo Gardens.

The Government's Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme will come to an end on October 31.

PEOPLE will be able to fly to Germany, Poland, Cyprus and other European destinations free of Covid restrictions for holidays and other business from next Monday under changes to Government...

A Malaysian student whose mobile was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit – a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning...

British Airways' boss said on Wednesday the company was doing everything possible to make it through the winter, highlighting the pressures it faces from the coronavirus crisis as he was...

Leo Varadkar has warned moving to further restrictions in Dublin, could be a “death knell” to some businesses.

A Philippine air force helicopter on its way to airlift troops wounded in a recent suicide bombing has crashed killing all four crew members on board, officials have said.

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik will seek to apply for parole, his lawyer told daily VG on Wednesday.

A frog stuck in a drain cover has been rescued by firefighters.

TÁNAISTE Leo Varadkar has warned of the possibility of a second, third and fourth waves of deaths linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 cast another cloud over sunny Dublin today with people in the capital waking up to new anti-virus measures.

Independent experts commissioned by the UN's Human Rights Council have alleged the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro committed crimes against humanity.

A police helicopter pilot thwarted a car theft at their home after spotting the incident through their doorbell camera while they were in the skies.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen believes that the EU must rise above its fragmented approach on dealing with coronavirus by centralising more decision-making on health issues.

A kitten who was not expected to survive the night after being shot through the head with an air rifle has been adopted by the vet who saved his life.

Musician and former Oasis star Noel Gallagher refuses to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic, complaining that it is a violation of his liberty.

Hurricane Sally has made landfall in Alabama as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain.

The scale of pension scamming is getting worse and a stronger clampdown is needed, a committee of MPs has been told.

Shares in the Hut Group performed strongly in the first day of trading on Wednesday despite questions raised over the way the company is governed.

A six-year-old girl who was told she would spend her life in a wheelchair has achieved her dream of walking her little sister into school.

Senior US politicians have warned Boris Johnson that Washington will not support any free trade pact with the UK if Britain fails to uphold its commitments to Northern Ireland as...

A further support package to help overdraft, credit card and personal loan customers who are struggling with their finances due to Covid-19 has been proposed by the City regulator.

Sales have surged at cafe bar chain Loungers after it reopened sites from the Covid-19 lockdown and was buoyed by the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

The average UK house price jumped by around £8,000 annually in June, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.

India's coronavirus infections have surged past 5 million, piling pressure on hospitals grappling with unreliable supplies of oxygen that they need to treat tens of thousands of critical patients.

Dangerously dirty air caused by wildfires on the west coast of the United States is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into cars through air conditioning vents and preventing people...

Hurricane Sally strengthened to a Category 2 system with 100 mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast early on Wednesday.

A father who applied for more than 200 jobs has finally secured a new role after he sent a song that he recorded to an interviewer.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India has surpassed 5 million.

Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Shinzo Abe due to ill health.

Hurricane Sally strengthened to a Category 2 system with 100 mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast early on Wednesday.