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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has failed to sign off on a cut in prescription charges for medical cardholders that was supposed to come into effect three weeks ago.

The Revenue Commissioners have confirmed a "small number" of employers have returned or sought to return payments made under the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS).

The intention to publish the plan tomorrow for how schools are to reopen fully and accommodate every child this September is most welcome. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't question...

Almost 200 people have had their unemployment payments cut after a surge in fraud detections at Garda checkpoints since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.

The nocturnal fluttering of bat wings has always struck an anxious chord in people. In Dracula, by Bram Stoker, bats are representations of animalistic instincts which drive Count Dracula and...

Be in no doubt about it - the guaranteed way for us to get out of the Covid-19 pandemic is a safe and highly efficacious vaccine. We even know exactly...

A man with a transplanted lung has revealed how he was determined to survive Covid-19 to honour the life of his donor after catching the virus.

Schoolchildren will be given greater access to counsellors and child psychologists as part of a comprehensive plan to reopen schools from the end of August.

In 1976, when a mysterious new flu began spreading in the north eastern United States, a few months before the presidential election, Gerald Ford, the then US president, raced ahead...

Donald Trump has fallen far enough behind in the polls to raise the hopes of the world that it will soon see the back of him as US president come...

Hurricane Hanna has made landfall on Texas' Padre Island.

A German cruise ship is testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago.

Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died at the age of 73.

Chief Raoni Metuktire, the ethnic Kayapo leader who became a symbol of the fight for Indigenous rights and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, has recovered from an...

France's coronavirus infection has rate crept higher as health authorities warn the country is going backwards in its battle against the pandemic.

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said he has tested negative for the coronavirus, based on a fourth test since his announcement on July 7 that he had the illness.

Michael Kretschmer, minister-president of the eastern German state of Saxony, believes “the second coronavirus wave is already here.” The deadly virus' comeback “is already taking place every day,” he told...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have written to officials at an Indian national reserve to express concern about devastating floods in the area, authorities said.

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland into the early hours of Saturday, directing fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by US agents...

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland into the early hours of Saturday, directing fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by US agents...

The lowest number of Covid-19 patients are currently in hospital since the peak, the head of the Health Service Executive has said.

Tens of thousands of people have marched across the Russian city of Khabarovsk to protest against the arrest of the regional governor on murder charges, continuing a wave of demonstrations...

A new book on Harry and Meghan has described how relations between the Sussexes and the Cambridges grew so bitter that by March the couples were barely speaking.

Tropical Storm Hanna is nearly at hurricane strength as it moves toward the Texas coast.

Tropical storm Hanna has been upgraded to a hurricane as it moved toward the Texas coast and threatened to bring heavy rain, storm surges and possible tornadoes.

Tropical storm Hanna has been upgraded to a hurricane as it moved toward the Texas coast and threatened to bring heavy rain, storm surges and possible tornadoes.

Donald Trump has acknowledged he “often” has regrets about his tweets.

A woman who traded a hairpin for items including an iPhone and a minivan says she does not intend to stop until she has a house.

Justin Bieber has visited Kanye West at his ranch in Wyoming following a tumultuous week for the rapper.

Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally...

The ancient theatre of Epidaurus has reopened for a limited number of open-air performances, with a live-streamed event also planned for the first time in the Greek monument's 2,300-year history.

South Korea has reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months, while South Africa also announced a surge in infections and some US states...

Thousands of people joined another night of protests on the streets of Portland, hours after a US judge denied the state of Oregon's request to restrict federal agents' actions in...

The Muppets have shared their tips for video conferencing etiquette, as people continue to work from home.

Turkey's president led hundreds of worshippers yesterday at a reconverted Istanbul mosque for the first Muslim prayers there in 86 years.

A US fighter jet 'harassed' a civilian airliner in an act of 'terrorism' which injured passengers, Iran has alleged.

The quantity of plastic entering the world's oceans, already estimated to be 11 million tonnes every year, could triple in the next 20 years, alarming new research suggests.

A US fighter jet 'harassed' a civilian airliner in an act of 'terrorism' which injured passengers, Iran has alleged.

The quantity of plastic entering the world's oceans, already estimated to be 11 million tonnes every year, could triple in the next 20 years, alarming new research suggests.