GOOD MORNING.

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

Storm Chandra

1. Weather warnings are in place and travel disruption has already been reported at train stations due to flooding caused by Storm Chandra, which is bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

School closures in the North

2. More than 200 schools have been closed in Northern Ireland due to Storm Chandra. 

Minnesota 

3. US President Donald Trump has sought to cool tensions between federal immigration officers and local Minneapolis leaders, speaking on the phone with the city’s major and Minnesota’s governor. 

Renting

4. Renters in Ireland Republic feel worse off, have shorter tenancies and move more frequently than people north of the Border, according to a new report.

Problem gambling

5. New research has shown that people who gambled as children are almost twice as likely to suffer from problem gambling when they become adults.

Retrofitting

6. A new grant allowing homeowners to upgrade their windows and doors is to be made available from 3 March 2026.

Speaking out

7. A woman who was raped by a 62-year-old equestrian coach when she was 14 has said that she refuses to allow his actions to rob her of her future.

Spending 

8. TDs have been warned that the planned spending by this Government is far above the EU average and above an “appropriate level”. 

Scrambler death

9. A male teenager is due in court this morning, having been arrested in relation to a fatal collision involving a scrambler bike that left a teenage girl dead.