Saving lives: Africa's landmine detecting rats

Working with Belgian NGO Apopo a team of 12 African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out the TNT of landmines, helping to leave Mozambique on the verge of being landmine free. Video: Mary Boland

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."