Infrastructure for EU digital vaccination cert in place by June, says von der Leyen

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said that the infrastructure for an EU digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate, intended to make travelling within the bloc easier, will be ready at EU level from June 1st. Video: Reuters

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."