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LAST UPDATE | 28 Feb 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump are set to meet at the White House today to sign a deal on mining rights
2. 32 people were deported to Georgia from Ireland on a chartered flight last night
3. A man has died following a serious assault in Co Tyrone
4. US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa suffered “no external trauma”, preliminary findings from a medical investigation found
5. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been formally invited to meet President Trump at the White House to mark St. Patrick’s Day, a government spokesperson confirmed
6. Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said, a day after it noted improvement in his critical clinical condition for a second straight day
7. The Government has been accused of treating Irish voters like “idiots” and putting an end to cross-party cooperation in the Dáil following the controversial vote to changes Dáil rules on Wednesday night
8. A number of our readers told us their stories of accessing services and supports for their children with additional needs
9. US Attorney General Pam Bondi has released government documents related to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein
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