Nissan workers blockade Barcelona plant after closure announcement

Hundreds of workers burning tyres and shouting "war" have blockaded Nissan Motor Co's Barcelona plant after the Japanese carmaker announced it would shut it from December as part of a global restructuring plan to slash costs. 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."