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Retired footballer Ronaldinho has been arrested in Paraguay after authorities said he entered the country with falsified documents.

Saudi officials have reportedly arrested two members of the royal family for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

And then there were just two.

The GP at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Co Clare sought advice from the HSE following his return from Italy and was cleared to work, it is understood.

The Government's go-ahead for the St Patrick's Day Festival in the face of the coronavirus crisis has been strongly criticised by leading doctors.

Back in the late 1970s, long before social media, there was a story that did the rounds about a family in England who were becoming increasingly and seriously worried about...

Tony Holohan emerged from the Public Accounts Committee hearing in May 2018 to a blitzkrieg of flashbulbs.

A leading Cork emergency consultant warned that the rate of coronavirus detections points towards the infection eventually reaching epidemic levels in Ireland.

Before I took office 100 days ago, I was struck by the boldness of Europe's next generation - both in spirit and in action.

Irish shares tumbled 2.736pc on Friday, falling along with global equity markets, and world bond markets shaken once again by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

The GP at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Co Clare sought advice from the HSE following his return from Italy and was cleared to work, it is understood.

Greek police were accused of stripping migrants, beating them and pushing them back toward Turkey in the latest case of violence against asylum seekers at Europe's eastern frontier.

Fifteen days ago in her workplace in Milan, life was still normal for Offaly woman Allison Colton and her colleagues at a local training centre.

Firms that normally celebrate St Patrick's Day with year-topping profits are breathing a sigh of relief that - for now - the parades are still on.

So far, medical advice has focused mostly on the importance of washing our hands - every two hours, with soap and hot water, for 20 seconds each time - which...

The Duke of York has hired Britain's most respected extradition lawyer as the FBI investigates his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Secrets. Silence. An economical approach to the truth. Mental reservation. So much damage has been caused because of this approach - no wonder people are losing trust in institutions.

Employers will be allowed to pay staff ahead of tax bills if they face cash-flow problems amid the coronavirus crisis, under a dramatic new plan.

Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden's cognitive abilities during an event in the former vice president's home town, sharpening his line of attack against the Democratic front-runner.

Cases of coronavirus surged in France and Germany yesterday as European officials warned that all countries must prepare to face epidemics on the same scale as Italy.

An Irish woman suspected of having the Covid-19 virus who reportedly fled from the isolation ward of an Indian hospital was subsequently found in a nearby hotel.

And then there were just two.

Isil gunmen opened fire at a ceremony in Kabul yesterday, killing at least 32 people in the first major attack in the city since the United States reached an agreement...

A leading Cork emergency consultant warned that the rate of coronavirus detections points towards the infection eventually reaching epidemic levels in Ireland.

There is nothing like nature for upending our certainties and showing us how threadbare society's comfort blankets really are.

Fifteen days ago in her workplace in Milan, life was still normal for Offaly woman Allison Colton and her colleagues at a local training centre.

Harvey Weinstein deserves a harsh sentence for having “trapped women into his exclusive control” in a cycle of abuse going back to the 1970s, prosecutors said.

Twenty-one people on board a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast have tested positive for the coronavirus, including 19 crew members, Vice President Mike Pence has announced.

A "feared" evangelical pastor who used his trusted position to abuse children and adults over 20 years has been jailed for 34 years after his conviction for multiple rapes of...

A "feared" evangelical pastor who used his trusted position to abuse children and adults over 20 years has been jailed for 34 years after his conviction for multiple rapes of...

The South by Southwest arts and technology festival in Texas has been cancelled due to fears about the coronavirus outbreak.

A drunk passenger who assaulted three British Airways cabin crew members on a flight to South Africa has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

New advice to creches, schools and other educational institutions about coronavirus includes ensuring that children and students know how to tell a member of staff if they feel unwell.

Trinity College Dublin has placed a blanket ban on students and staff returning from a high risk coronavirus region from entering the campus for 14 days.

European Union foreign ministers have criticised Turkey for using migrants' desperation “for political purposes” as clashes between Greek riot police and people attempting to cross the border erupted again.

Woody Allen's publisher has decided to cancel the planned release of his memoir Apropos Of Nothing.

Donald Trump has toured a Tennessee neighbourhood reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marvelled at “the tremendous heart” he witnessed.

A LEADING emergency consultant has warned that the rate of detection of the new coronavirus points towards the infection eventually reaching epidemic levels in Ireland.

A LEADING emergency consultant has warned that the rate of detection of the new coronavirus points towards the infection eventually reaching epidemic levels in Ireland.

Oil and commodity stocks bore the brunt as the FTSE 100 plunged again as the global markets resumed their Covid-19-driven frenzy.