The celebrated musician from Belfast is commencing judicial review proceedings against Stormont regulations that prohibit live music in indoor licensed venues in Northern Ireland.
Thomas Markle wanted a newspaper to help him "set the record straight" on his relationship with his daughter and approved the publication of extracts from a letter, the High Court in London has heard.
Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has said that an outline of tracing legislation allowing former residents of mother-and-baby homes to access their personal information will be published by late March or early April.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that China is committing genocide against the mostly Muslim Uighur people, in a stinging statement on his last full day in office.
Two healthcare workers who faced deportation following the refusal of their 'leave to remain' applications last year, have had that decision overturned and received leave to remain in the State.
It was a time when savage austerity budgets clashed in the public's mind with ministerial limousine airport transfers.
When the devastating banking sector collapse was compared to Government jet usage and hat rental at Cheltenham.
US President-elect Joe Biden has announced his nomination for assistant health secretary, who would become the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the US Senate.
The European Commission has called on member states to accelerate the roll-out of vaccination across the EU so that by March 2021, at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of health and social care professionals in every member state should be vaccinated.
Traffic volumes in Dublin are now almost 60% higher than they were during the first lockdown last March, according to figures from Dublin City Council and the AA.
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for the entire country for the rest of the week as conditions are due to take a cold turn again from tomorrow.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly did not submit a recent report on pay for student nurses and midwives to the Cabinet for approval today, according to sources in his Department.
As decisions are made about whether special needs schools can reopen on Thursday, parents are seeing their children's progress regress - and they themselves are at breaking point.
In Dublin's Olympia Theatre, the seats are empty, waiting for an audience that hasn't been able to enjoy live entertainment in the traditional sense for almost a year now.
The privately-owned Beacon Hospital in Dublin has signed up to treat public patients under the safety net 'surge capacity' agreement with the Health Service Executive.