Five new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland.

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the North in a patient who travelled via Dublin on their way home from Italy.

Addiction NI has called for government departments and communities across the region to unite in a renewed effort to end the harm being felt in many families and communities from alcohol and drug use.

Two large 19th century ice-houses that once served both the Blackwater salmon trade and a royal household are to be preserved thanks to a collaboration between a local authority and a tidy towns group in the south east.

A young man killed in an early-morning car crash in Co Donegal yesterday had only recently become a father again for the second time.

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Up to 500 people are expected to attend a homecoming party for John Downey in Co Donegal.

Outbreaks of deadly bacteria that claimed the lives of four babies in Northern Ireland hospitals are now officially under control, the region's Health Minister has said.

A deadly infection which killed four babies in the North has been discovered in the taps at a hospital.

All babies transferred to other units from two hospitals in the North where four infants died are to be screened for the killer infection, public health authorities said.

Two young children with swine flu have died in the North today.

A two-year-old boy with swine flu has died in the North.

A nine-year-old child has died after catching swine flu in the North, it was confirmed today.

Swine flu has claimed another victim in the North, the Health minister announced today.

A nine-year-old girl and a 65-year-old woman have become the latest victims of swine flu in the North, it was revealed today.

Some staff in special schools for Northern Ireland pupils with severe learning difficulties will be vaccinated for swine flu, the North's Health Minister announced today.

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey tonight apologised to the family of a teenage Derry girl for the delay in telling them she had swine flu.

There has been a significant increase in the number of new swine flu cases in the past week, officials confirmed this evening.

The number of people in the North diagnosed annually with HIV could double this year, shock figures revealed today.

The number of people in the North trying to give up smoking has increased by over 50% it was revealed today.

A new supermarket labelling scheme being piloted in the North and Scotland in a bid to curb binge drinking was welcomed tonight.

CLARE senior hurling manager Mike McNamara has made one change to the team which defeated Waterford in the opening round for Sunday’s Munster Championship semi-final against Limerick at Semple Stadium.

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Around 2,000 teenagers registered for a special text-based emotional support service in its first 48 hours, it emerged today.

IRISH hotelier Michael McBride has led a takeover of the exclusive Hempel Hotel in London.

A private Irish investor group led by hotelier Michael McBride has acquired the Hempel Hotel in London