Ex-Wallabies captain launches campaign – The Cool Down – which urges nation’s leaders to take bold action

Australian telco says Denis O’Brien-owned unit a ‘commercially attractive asset’

Unesco status a battle line between Australian government and environmental campaigners

Global sting operation has resulted vast drugs seizures – that’s the tip of the iceberg

Digicel Pacific least indebted part of group which achieved €1.6bn write-off in 2020

Brianna Parkins: Australia’s restrictions on arrivals caused me to miss my uncle’s funeral

Adoption of technology by governments no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’

Publishers’ talks with Google continue but are at ‘early stage’, NewsBrands event hears

‘We will do everything we possibly can’ to help resolve this situation, says Taoiseach

‘No further development’ since Italy blocked export of 250,000 doses under new controls

Footage shows fast-moving water engulfing houses, breaking trees and damaging roads

State officials put finishing touches to Covid-19 mandatory hotel quarantine system

Irish office makes history by being one of first diplomatic outposts of Australia to use flag

Being so far away from family during the pandemic is taking its toll on some emigrants

Social media company said it was satisfied that a ‘number of changes and guarantees’ agreed with Government addressed its concerns over new law

Hugh Linehan: Suddenly, 2021 feels a lot like 2012 all over again

Ardern says NZ left to shoulder responsibility for woman who has not lived in country since childhood

Critics of the EU-Canada trade deal must explain how they would design a mechanism for interpreting it

Event will host some of the biggest crowds for a sporting event since start of Covid era

Rules are strict and heavily policed, hotel rooms are cramped with little fresh air

With Christmas looming, locally acquired Covid-19 cases in Australia are close to zero

Aer Lingus says it believes a rapid antigen-testing regime ‘is the most appropriate solution’

Victoria recorded zero new cases on two days this week after a tough and long lockdown

Treatment of women after newborn found abandoned at Doha airport ‘offensive’, ‘grossly inappropriate’

Former Leinster coach fondly remembers experiences of rivalry with Munster

Australian government has granted exemptions for outbound travel for cricket team

Many Irish down under aren’t running for the exit, despite a looming recession

Borders are closed and visa programmes on hold - but there are glimmers of hope

September could see resumption of flights with New Zealand

‘It was just a proper scam, a major major scam. He just wanted girls on his farm to look at’

Portugal reopens doors to tourists with no compulsory quarantine for those flying in

‘Our bags are still by the front door, and we will be on the first flight out of Brisbane’

Taoiseach says charging Google and Facebook for news media content is ‘a good idea’

Leo Varadkar says Australian push to make tech giants pay seems ‘a very good idea’

HSE tasks Nearform with building contact tracing app as the world turns to technology

‘We’re going home with nothing, nowhere to stay. It’s all gone in a matter of a couple of days’

Dublin legal firm calls for temporary changes to enable companies weather crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has killed about 10,000 people globally and infected more than 244,000

Australia and Taiwan join countries offering financial aid to ailing aviation sectors

Reducing the fuel load is one immediate step we can take to tackle wild fires