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New legislation giving gardai additional powers to enforce compliance with coronavirus restrictions comes into force today.

New legislation giving gardai additional powers to enforce compliance with coronavirus restrictions comes into force today.

Easing winds and a rise in humidity have helped firefighters battle massive blazes in Oregon that have taken a deadly toll across the US state.

More than 50 people have died after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

More than 50 people have died after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

More than 50 people have died after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Two influencers have used the world's tallest building to announce their baby's gender.

Former Glee star Naya Rivera called for help in the moments before she drowned, according to a report into her death.

Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires on Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon as the governor said dozens of people are missing in...

A prosecutor who was helping lead the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has resigned from the US justice department.

Thousands of asylum seekers have spent a fourth night sleeping in the open on the Greek island of Lesbos, after successive fires destroyed a notoriously overcrowded migrant and refugee camp...

A prosecutor who was helping lead the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has resigned from the US justice department.

Afghanistan's opposing sides have started negotiations towards ending decades of war, bringing together delegates appointed by the Afghan government and the Taliban.

Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires on Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon as the governor said dozens of people are missing in...

There are fresh warnings from Brussels and Washington that future trade deals with the UK will be blocked if Boris Johnson's government undermines the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The British government...

With wildfires raging across the state, threatening homes and turning the air a dystopian choking orange, the Californian Dream looks increasingly untenable.

A Royal love child has demanded the title of Princess of Belgium after a 20-year fight to force the former Belgian king to recognise her.

Belarusian authorities have arrested scores of demonstrators as they attempt to end more than a month of protests against the country's president.

Retailers are fearful that weak sterling will help fuel a surge in online shopping at UK websites in the run-up to Christmas - exacerbating the disastrous impact the pandemic has...

Growing numbers of children are being referred for Covid-19 testing following a wave of calls from worried parents since the return of schools.

We telephoned a few pubs. Would they have a Covid- friendly table? We wanted to watch what would prove to be another doomed attempt by Munster to knock Leinster off...

Higher Education Minster Simon Harris has urged young people getting college offers to celebrate safely this weekend, in groups of no more than six indoors.

The Michelin star restaurant sector here runs the risk of contraction until its corporate and international clientele returns, according to the chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI),...

The desire to spend a lot of time basking in the sun's warming rays could be driven by genes, according to scientists.

Strict rules on gatherings in family homes will remain in place for the next seven months regardless of how low the rate Covid-19 infection is reduced.

The Union of Students in Ireland has rejected calls for youngsters to avoid going home from college at weekends to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

When he got a few jars, my late father liked to tell us: "We always went to Béal na Blath, you know - we just didn't go there the same...

The crowds gathered in the Harbour Palace Seafood restaurant in Las Vegas were eyeing the stage, waiting to see the woman Joe Biden was inviting up to join him.

The crowds gathered in the Harbour Palace Seafood restaurant in Las Vegas were eyeing the stage, waiting to see the woman Joe Biden was inviting up to join him.

Dublin publicans are on tenterhooks as they await a Cabinet decision next week on whether they can reopen as planned, as the number of Covid cases in the capital surges.

Women and people aged 25-44 are now at the centre of the rise of Covid-19, which claimed another life yesterday.

Meat bosses' representatives didn't believe a second surge of Covid-19 would stem from their ­factories a few months ago.

The hidden harm done by Covid-19 is revealed in the silent misery faced by at least 723,200 patients in need of care who are now on some form of hospital...

Animal lovers are commissioning wonky portraits of their pets to raise money for the RSPCA, as part of the charity's Badly Drawn Pets fundraising campaign.

Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd told a judge that the men should face trial together because the evidence and...

Hundreds of firefighters, aided by helicopters dropping fire retardant and water, battled two large wildfires that threatened to merge near the most populated part of the US state of Oregon,...

Tough new Covid-19 restrictions are being imposed across Birmingham after infections rocketed.

A “comprehensive” coronavirus testing programme will begin in direct provision centres from tomorrow, it has been announced.

In newly published documents NPHET have said there is a high likelihood that staffing levels in medical settings will be insufficient to service future demands.

Five days on from his fateful decision to have a pint in McGinn's, John Joe Quinn is taking his newfound international fame in his stride.