LAST UPDATE | 13 Dec 2024

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.

1. Kyran Durnin

A man is to be questioned by gardaí in connection with the case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin.

2. U2

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr has said that counting bars within music is like “climbing Everest” for him due to his dyscalculia.

3. Serbia

Hundreds of protesters led by university students held a noisy rally on Thursday outside Serbia’s state television headquarters, despite the country’s president pledging to fulfil all their demands.

4. Syria

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday.

5. Leinster House 

Peadar Tóibín has railed against the large salary attached to the Ceann Comhairle position in Dáil Éireann, describing it as “absolutely crazy and wrong”. 

6. Diddy

Three men have sued Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them.

7. Cork

An elderly couple received a phone call from their son who told them that they had become grandparents only for them to found dead a few hours later after their home went up in flames, an inquest in Cork has heard.

8. Ukraine

Russia has launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, involving dozens of cruise missiles and drones, the latest such strike aimed at crippling the country’s electricity system.

9. Whaling 

The meat from whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast has fetched up to about €1,247 per kilo at auction.