Tears, hugs and high fives as Olympic rowers return There were emotional scenes outside Dublin Airport today as the Irish Olympic rowing team returned home from Tokyo with their gold and bronze medals. Ireland • 50 mins
Covid-19: 1,098 new cases, 163 patients in hospital The Department of Health has confirmed 1,098 new cases of Covid-19. Coronavirus • 1 hr
Belarus athlete says she is 'safe' at Tokyo airport Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said she was "safe" and under police protection in Japan after claiming she had been forced to leave the ... World • 5 hrs
Tokyo 2020: Agony for McClenaghan as medal hopes ruined Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan, who had topped the qualifying standings alongside Chinese Taipei's Chih Kai Lee, suffered huge disappointment in the Olympic pommel horse final as ... Olympics • 11 hrs
Scuffles in Berlin as Covid sceptics defy protest ban Thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators defied a court-ordered protest ban today and gathered in the streets of Berlin, resulting in scuffles with police. World • 1 hr
Greece and Turkey in battle to extinguish wildfires Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters are battling to put out a forest fire in Greece while in Turkey firefighters are ... World • 1 hr
13 Covid deaths over weekend in Northern Ireland Thirteen Covid-19 deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland over the weekend. Coronavirus • 6 hrs
Beirut blast one year on: No answers amid economic woes As well as chronic food shortages in Lebanon there are also severe difficulties accessing clean water, electricity and education as the country buckles under continuing ... World • 12 hrs
Pfizer and Moderna raise vaccine prices in EU - report Pfizer and Moderna have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in the latest European Union supply contracts, according to a report in The Financial ... Coronavirus • 10 hrs
YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation. World • 11 hrs
Taliban attacks several major Afghan cities Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities today as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw a key airport ... World • 7 hrs
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge Chinese cities have rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled to contain the country's most ... Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Motorcyclist dies following road crash in Dublin A 19-year-old man has died and another teenager is being treated in hospital following a collision involving two motorbikes and a car in Dublin last ... Dublin • 8 hrs
Bishop says communions, confirmations can go ahead The Bishop of Raphoe, which encompasses much of Donegal, Alan McGuckian has recommended that the parishes can proceed with holy communions and confirmations from the ... Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Firms in UK to offer incentives for Covid-19 vaccines Food delivery and taxi-hailing companies in the UK are to offer discounted lifts and meals for customers who get a Covid-19 jab to help boost ... Coronavirus • 11 hrs
New Zealand PM apologises for raids on Pacific people New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologised for police crackdowns in the 1970s that "unfairly targeted" the country's Pacific community. World • 6 hrs
Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years Myanmar's junta chief has said that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given ... World • 6 hrs
Tokyo 2020: Day 9 as it happened There were high hopes that Day 9 could be a special one for Irish athletes, but it wasn't to be. Olympics • 9 hrs
Venice ban may not end cruise ship battle Large cruise liners and ships are banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from today, due to fears that they are causing irreparable damage ... World • 12 hrs
US Covid eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk A pandemic-related US government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight last night, putting millions of American renters at risk of being forced from their ... US • 15 hrs
Tokyo 2020: Walsh forced to withdraw from semi-final Aidan Walsh has withdrawn from the semi-final of the men's welterweight competition at the Olympic Games due to the ankle injury apparently sustained in celebrating ... Olympics • 7 hrs
Martin: Ireland 'edges ahead' of UK in vaccine roll-out The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said a greater percentage of adults are now fully vaccinated in Ireland than in the UK. Coronavirus • 31 Jul
The women who laundered cash for the Kinahan crime gang The "reckless" women who lived the high life on organised crime cash but did not know what was going on ... and did not ask. Ireland • 31 Jul
China outbreak spreads as WHO sounds alarm on Delta China is racing to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months, as health officials blamed the highly infectious Delta variant for a surge in infections ... Coronavirus • 31 Jul
Some bishops give go-ahead on communions, confirmations A number of bishops have given the go-ahead for Communions and Confirmations to take place from next month despite current public health guidance saying ceremonies ... Coronavirus • 31 Jul
