ECB stance that interest rate rises in 2022 are ‘very unlikely’ is coming under pressure

The evidence indicates renewables have contributed less than 40% of the electricity that we have so far used in 2021

Cantillon: Google payout most welcome in time of high national Covid expense

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Mask rules will be mandatory in UK shops and on public transport, Omicron contacts will have to self-isolate and new arrivals will have to quarantine until they test negative for Covid-19, after two cases of the concerning new Omicron variant were detected there.

There are over 35,000 Irish citizens based in South Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia's military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a US State Department spokesperson has said.

There is a "reason to be concerned" about the Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Director of UCD's National Virus Reference Laboratory has said, but added there is no reason to believe the vaccine would not be effective against it.

The Munster squad and staff remain in South Africa and are still working on securing passage back to Ireland.

Ireland's hopes of reaching the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup are over after the International Cricket Council announced the cancellation of the qualifier stage due to the introduction of travel restrictions from a number of African countries.

A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq, who was among 27 people who died trying to cross the Channel between France and Britain this week, has become the first victim to be named by British media.

The Late Late Toy Show charity appeal has this afternoon surpassed the €5 million mark, with a total of €5,161,897 so far raised, and further donations of up to €1m yet to be added by Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko.

During the pandemic perhaps the most draconian measure the Government introduced was mandatory hotel quarantine.