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Last week, the Sunday Independent reported that the Government hopes to have sufficient stocks of Covid-19 vaccines to begin inoculating healthcare workers and the vulnerable toward the end of January.

Ding dong, Level 5 has lifted, and an elixir is nigh. But don't count on a vaccine being rolled out in time to obliterate the post-festivities Covid-19 hangover that is...

Harvey Weinstein's appeal against his rape and assault convictions has been hampered after the disgraced former movie mogul's two ex-wives reportedly froze €5m of his remaining assets.

RTÉ has identified to gardaí the 'organiser' of a farewell party at the State broadcaster, which was in potential breach of Covid-19 regulations.

Ethiopia's military has gained "full control" of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced yesterday, and the prime minister said the taking of Mekele marked the "completion"...

The State plans to vaccinate more than one million of the country's most vulnerable against Covid-19 in the coming months, with hopes that the first of those could receive the...

This year has been an annus horribilis for most people, not least for those at either end of adulthood. Those in their 20s and older people have found themselves at...

The impact of Covid-19 on the aviation industry has led to concerns Fingal County Council will be left with a significant shortfall in its budget next year.

The owners of a "chaotic" Kerry nursing home were threatened with losing their licence to operate more than two years ago for repeatedly failing to meet standards.

Nurses and healthcare workers fear they will still be living with the impact of Covid-19 themselves long after the pandemic has ended, with many still suffering from debilitating conditions months...

With the news in recent weeks of four vaccines possibly working against Covid-19, the discussion is turning to deploying the vaccines and encouraging people to take them.

Police have blocked protesters from marching in Poland's capital as demonstrations took place across the country against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and recent police violence.

Police have blocked protesters from marching in Poland's capital as demonstrations took place across the country against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and recent police violence.

Police have blocked protesters from marching in Poland's capital as demonstrations took place across the country against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and recent police violence.

Face-to-face negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom over a trade deal restarted earlier on Saturday as the two sides make a last ditch attempt to reach an...

Pope Francis has raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy – and immediately warned them during a ceremony marked by the coronavirus pandemic not to...

The Late Late Toy show has raised more than six million euro for charity since it aired on Friday.

There have been seven further deaths and an additional 243 cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland today.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Pope Francis has raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy – and immediately warned them during a ceremony marked by the coronavirus pandemic not to...

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

Thousands of people have gathered across France to protest against a proposed security law that would restrict the sharing of images of police officers.

A town's Christmas lights switch-on has gained attention online after it did not go quite as planned.

Critics of a proposed French security law which would restrict sharing images of police were gathering across the country in protest on Saturday.

Supporters of a firebrand Iraqi cleric shot five people dead in overnight clashes with anti-government protesters in southern Iraq, according to medical officials.

Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir were going to the polls on Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first local elections since New Delhi revoked the...

Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir were going to the polls on Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first local elections since New Delhi revoked the...

Thousands of farmers in and around the Indian capital have continued their protest against agricultural legislation which they say could devastate crop prices, while the government sought talks with their...

Iran's president has vowed to exact revenge over the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran's nuclear programme as he joined other officials in blaming Israel for the murder.

He was called a “jobsworth in a hi-vis jacket” and spat at by a drunken shopper, but one security man's greatest concern wasn't himself.

He was called a “jobsworth in a hi-vis jacket” and spat at by a drunken shopper, but one security man's greatest concern wasn't himself.

South Korea has reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day, with the speed of viral spread unseen since the worst wave of the outbreak in...

A US federal appeals court has rejected a request by President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

A US federal appeals court has rejected a request by President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region but said he is willing to speak to representatives “operating legally” there.