Spectacular CGI lion re-opens Argentinian football stadium

Argentinian football club Estudiantes de La Plata - known as "El León" (The Lion) - have re-opened their stadium with a CGI display of a flaming lion. While visible on television, those in the stadium had to watch the display through an app.

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."