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Most people expect austerity measures to be introduced by the next government, despite promises of no income tax rises.

Tourism played a key role in creating jobs after the financial crash, but the sector's long-term post-pandemic revival could be hampered if key infrastructure projects at Dublin Airport - the...

A NEW test for Covid-19 developed by Irish genomics firm HiberGene Diagnostics has won European regulators' approval for potential sale worldwide.

The head of the national governing body for athletics is urging runners to "keep up the fight" despite the cancellation of this year's Dublin City Marathon.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for a second term amid increasing pressure from China on the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory.

A registry of death certificates in Mexico City suggests the actual Covid-19 death toll in the city could be more than three times the recorded number.

More than half (54%) of over-55s have been using more online services since the coronavirus pandemic started, a survey has found.

Public health officials in some US states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or even using a little sleight of hand to deliberately make things look better than they...

The mother of an eight-month-old baby who died of a rare illness being linked to Covid-19 has urged parents to be "vigilant" to the symptoms, and called for more research...

Britain's Prince Charles has spoken about the "small part" he and the Duchess of Cornwall have played in promoting reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

VARIOUS EU aid packages worth a total of €2trn can play a vital role in helping Ireland rebuild the economy after coronavirus and get people back to work, Finance Minister...

STRICT coronavirus restrictions have done something many would have thought impossible. Grand-standing by TDs was severely curtailed due to the two hour limit on Dáil sessions.

The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo has become the latest event cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo has become the latest event cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

SENIOR health chiefs have offered contradictory views on employers receiving details of their workers' coronavirus test results.

THE cost of the new National Children's Hospital could rise by as much as 40pc because of new Covid-19 workplace safety measures, the construction industry's representative body has suggested.

Defections by politicians disgruntled over President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies have cost France's ruling party its absolute majority in the lower house of parliament.

Museums are starting to reopen in some countries as governments ease coronavirus restrictions, but experts warn one in eight worldwide could face permanent closure due to the pandemic.

The positive mood on Monday petered out by Tuesday as markets pulled back from the earlier pile on.

Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency's coronavirus response. Countries taking part in the WHO's annual assembly adopted...

India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government said on Tuesday. Workers are walking long distances...

A great-great-grandmother has created a model hospital called Knittingale, while a young disabled man has raised over £14,000 for charity with his 2.6 Challenge, in Tuesday's news.

Airline passengers coming from the UK who want to dodge 14-day quarantine rules could travel via Northern Ireland to the Republic, posing a public health risk, chief medical officer Dr...

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a salvage firm can retrieve the Marconi wireless telegraph machine that broadcast distress calls from the sinking Titanic ocean liner.

The United Kingdom wants a Brexit free trade deal but there are significant differences with the European Union, senior British minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday. “The government remains committed...

One in 10 small firms do not believe they are ready to meet new social distancing rules to safely get their businesses back up and running, a report has revealed.

A NURSE who began work in a Dublin hospital two weeks ago was not tested for coronavirus before starting the job and now has the virus the Dáil has been...

Eastern Libyan forces pulled out of parts of Tripoli overnight, it has been announced, after losing one of their main strongholds in western Libya on Monday. Libyan National Army (LNA)...

A schoolboy wrote to his headteacher asking for the recipe for his favourite school dinner when his father's lockdown attempt at mince and dumplings failed to come up to scratch.

Australia's trade minister has said that his country does not want a trade war with China.

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday EU states which are skeptical about a Franco-German proposal for a €500 billion (US$546 billion) coronavirus recovery fund should back it...

The easing of coronavirus lockdown measures in England has seen members of Britain's oldest swimming club back in the waters of Hyde Park's Serpentine lake.

Taiwan is complying with international sanctions against North Korea, a senior Taiwanese security official told the US's deputy representative for North Korea on Tuesday, having previously been called out for...

A disabled man has been described as “determined” for taking on the 2.6 challenge in a walker for charity.

The public will be living with the Covid-19 health crisis for the “foreseeable future”, Ireland's Deputy Chief Medical Officer has warned.

Opposing sides in Syria's conflict have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for talks on the constitution, United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen said on Tuesday. He added that a lull...

The Constitutional Court in Germany ruled on Tuesday that monitoring the internet traffic of foreign nationals abroad by the BND intelligence agency partly breaches the constitution. The ruling said that...

Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent investigation into its management of the international response to the coronavirus.