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The 9 at 9 Charlie Kirk assassin at large, drinks industry cuts and a new Westlife stamp.

GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.

Charlie Kirk

1. The manhunt continues for the person who shot and killed American conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk.

Drinks industry

2. Irish drinks firms may axe ‘hundreds of thousands’ worth of investment in the US over Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The Áras

3. Four candidates, including Maria Steen, will today make pitches to a caucus of 11 TDs and senators who have yet to back any presidential candidate. 

Westlife 

4. An Post has announced an exclusive stamp collection to celebrate Westlife as the band marks its 25th anniversary.  

Gaza

5. The UN’s health agency has said its workers will remain in Gaza City despite calls from Israel’s military for people to flee an assault it is mounting there.

RIP

6. Tributes have been paid to a PHD student from Italy who died whilst rock climbing in Baltimore in Co Cork on 4 September.

Traffic delays

7. Motorists have been warned that they can expect significant delays around the Ringsend area of Dublin due to a traffic incident involving a lorry. 

Fianna Fáil

8. Fianna Fáil backbenchers who sit on an Oireachtas committee voted to introduce a content levy on streaming services – much to the dismay of the Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan.

Roderic O’Gorman

9. Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has said his house is “like a fortress” following an assault and abuse directed at him last year. 

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