New collapsible waste container, the Bagbin is trialled in Dublin

A trial use of a collapsible waste container called the Bagbin has begun in Dublin city centre to see if it can end the problem of bin bags being ripped open by vermin and their contents strewn across the capital’s streets. Video: Bryan O'Brien

100 days of the Government

Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin‘s second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison


US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."