Italy is reporting 250 new deaths related to the Covid-19 coronavirus.

The European Union has urged member countries to put health screening in place at their borders to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and also pledged a €37bn aid fund.

Troy Parrott and James McCarthy look like missing out on Ireland’s Euro play-off against Slovakia after manager Mick McCarthy insisted they both have a queue ahead of them to jump.

Kenny will be in charge when the competition gets underway in September.

More than 6,700 data breaches were reported to the Data Protection Commission in 2019, the second highest level per head of population in Europe.

After the devastation of October’s Olympic qualifiers, John Jackson is grateful for a quick return to an Irish shirt and attempt to heal some of the wounds from Vancouver.

It could be called money for old rope. Enterprising people are being urged to look at ways of turning abandoned fishing nets into useful products.

Ireland ranks third-highest in the EU for young adults still living with their parents with many young Irish adults increasingly relying on financial support from their families to buy a home.

Ireland are facing one of the in-form teams in Europe, whose unbeaten run over the past three years is lurking them towards world record territory.

First, it was Aaron Connolly and now it’s Troy Parrott – two stars who have been lost to the Irish U21 team as Mick McCarthy makes an offer than can’t be refused.

Lee O’Connor admits Ireland’s U21s will have to break Icelandic resistance today to stay on track for a first ever European Championship finals.

While Stephen Kenny has reaffirmed his support to teen sensation Troy Parrott following his red card on Thursday, the Ireland U21 boss feels there’s sufficient talent in his ranks to continue their surge in Iceland on Thursday.

I worry about Greta Thunberg too. Ryan Tubridy has been heavily criticised for expressing his concern for the mental wellbeing of the 16-year-old climate campaigner on his RTÉ One radio show, particularly as he mentioned she has Asperger’s Syndrome.

As Mick McCarthy heaped more praise on Stephen Kenny’s Ireland U21s, striker Adam Idah is adamant the squad are comfortable with the growing hype surrounding them.

10 babies were born to first-time mothers aged 50 or older in Ireland in 2017, new data shows.

The number of cigarettes sold in Ireland has dropped by nearly a quarter over the past five years, according to a report.

Ireland has the eighth-worst coastal bathing water quality in the European Union, new figures reveal.

More and more companies are finding profit in exporting services, and several trends ensure that these exports will grow rapidly.

Condé Nast Traveler named the scenic town among the 25 most beautiful in Europe.

Six games into his reign as Ireland U21 manager and Stephen Kenny believes his side are gearing up well to reach a first-ever major tournament.

Pedestrians and cyclists are to be the focus of the country's next road safety strategy.

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have earned another draw in the European Under-17 Championships.

The skylark is a bird everyone loves to hear, warbling excitedly as it rises into the air and signalling the coming of summer.

Shares in specialist building materials group Kingspan rose almost 3% as it said it had offered €700m for the insulation division of Belgian mattress firm Recticel.

Property prices are continuing to rise in Ireland but, according to the CSO's Residential Property Price Index, inflation is slowing.

Ireland’s Lydia Boylan won a silver medal in the women’s point race at the Track Cycling World Cup in Poland yesterday.

Nollaig na mBan. That’s the enchanting Irish name given to Women’s Little Christmas on January 6 — the feast of the Epiphany.

At the end of an atrocious year for the Irish football team, results will be off the agenda for a couple of hours at least when Dublin hosts the Euro 2020 draw tomorrow.

Brian Kerr expects to see Mick McCarthy leading Ireland to the expanded Euro Finals in 2020, especially if tomorrow’s draw in Dublin offers the hosts one of the more

High agriculture standards have boosted Ireland’s scores in the EU’s latest monitoring of progress towards sustainable development.

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer will find out in October if his action against the State and the Garda Commissioner aimed at having provisions of Ireland's data retention laws struck down has been successful.

This week Leslie Williams recommends two juicy reds and three northern whites

Slovenia's prime minister is resigning after the country's top court annulled last year's referendum on a key railway project and ordered a new vote.

In almost any other sport or competition, it would be anathema to a type of observer, especially Real Championship Man: The wretched dead rubber.

Persistent snow and freezing conditions from a Siberian cold snap has badly affected transport and caused a handful of deaths across a swathe of Europe from Britain to the Balkans.

One of Britain's most prolific paedophiles, who blackmailed a string of vulnerable victims including a girl who was ordered to eat dog food, has been jailed for 32 years.