Taoiseach rejects call for inquiry into garda investigation over Jobstown protest

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has rejected calls from Paul Murphy TD to open a public inquiry into how gardaí handled their investigation of a 2014 water charges protest in Jobstown, Dublin.

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."