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The number of houses available to buy is at a 14-year low, with lack of supply ensuring prices continue to rise despite the pandemic.

Make no bones about it, a second lockdown will be catastrophic for this country. The consequences will be devastating - socially, economically and medically.

A man who failed to restrict his movements after returning to Ireland from a holiday abroad led to at least 56 people being infected with Covid-19, including up to 10...

After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a Nasa spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch...

Schools and creches will remain open under strict new Covid-19 restrictions being considered by the Government.

Two thirds of people who needed help from others to manage their money during the first lockdown have not taken back control of their own finances.

Micheál, Leo and Eamon. Stephen, Michael and Paschal. Tony, Ronan, Philip and Paul. If you've been reading the papers, you'll recognise the protagonists. Ten people spent the weekend wrangling with...

A man has been arrested by counter-terrorism officers on suspicion of offences under the Official Secrets Act and misconduct in a public office, Scotland Yard said.

More things happened to and for Rob Mohally in March of this year than normally happen in a half a lifetime to anyone.

Demonstrations have taken place across France in support of freedom of speech and to pay tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's...

Around 10,000 remote working spaces are being planned for rural communities to allow workers to spend less time in the office and more at home.

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer said US President Donald Trump's criticism of her at a rally was "incredibly disturbing" after he called her "dishonest" and drew shouts of "lock her up"...

A man who failed to restrict his movements after returning to Ireland from a holiday abroad led to at least 56 people being infected with Covid-19, including up to 10...

Despite a second attempt at a ceasefire, Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday traded accusations of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The chair of Britain's Hay Festival of Literature & Arts has said the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival's curators alleged she was sexually...

A man who failed to restrict his movements after returning to Ireland from a holiday abroad led to at least 56 people being infected with Covid-19, including up to 10...

Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has announced new measures aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus as cases hit new daily highs, moving into vulnerable populations and putting fresh pressure on...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has accused US President Donald Trump of inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his recent rally in the state.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has accused US President Donald Trump of inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his recent rally in the state.

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden went on the offensive on Sunday, each campaigning in states they are trying to flip during the November 3 election.

After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a Nasa spacecraft will this week attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch...

Czech police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse hundreds of violent protesters who attacked them after a rally in Prague against government restrictions to slow the spread...

A landslide early on Sunday killed at least 14 military personnel and left eight missing in central Vietnam, the government said, in what could be the country's largest military loss...

China has passed a new law restricting sensitive exports to protect national security, allowing Beijing to reciprocate against the US as tensions mount between the sides over trade and technology.

Five people have died and 1,012 have tested positive for coronavirus in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health has confirmed.

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9pm curfew.

A cat that went missing from a Cambridgeshire home has been found nearly three years later.

Pro-democracy activists in Thailand launched their fifth consecutive day of protests on Sunday, scheduling demonstrations in the capital and at several other locations around the country.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating a new ceasefire in their destructive conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

As the battle to become US President nears its final two weeks, Joe Biden has looked to ensure he has the backing of the nearly 30 million US citizens that...

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active cases of Covid-19 continue to decline.

A decade-long UN arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired on Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world...

A landslide in central Vietnam on Sunday buried at least 22 army personnel, just a week after another landslide killed 13 people as heavy rain continued to pound the region,...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described her landslide election victory as an endorsement of her government's efforts to stamp out the coronavirus and reboot the economy.

Donald Trump turned to fear tactics as he accused the left of trying to “destroy the American way of life” in a late re-election pitch to voters in Michigan and...

When Anthony Scaramucci was, in the space of just 10 days, hired and fired as White House communications director, one commentator likened the brief fandango to "the life cycle of...

Controversial figures are supported until they aren't. A party will support a divisive figure if they feel they'll deliver votes and power. But once the public starts to desert them,...

To lockdown or not to lockdown? That is the question that drifts into the minds of most of us at some point each week, if several times a day of...

An outbreak at a GAA club in Limerick led to a dozen players testing positive for Covid-19 and the virus being spread to close contacts.

With Covid case numbers as they are, it seems further restrictions are highly likely.