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The 9 at 9 CMAT wins the top prize at the Choice Music Awards, Dublin south-side train services resume and Trump demands a say in Iran’s next leader…

LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago

GOOD MORNING.

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

Delayed trials

1. A law passed two years ago, which allows people to seek compensation where court cases are not concluded within a reasonable time, has not yet been commenced by government, The Journal can reveal

Choice Music Awards

2. Meath artist CMAT has won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Album of the Year for her 2025 album Euro-Country, as well as the award for Irish Artist of the Year at last night’s Choice Music Awards at Vicar Street in Dublin.

Irish Rail

3. Train services have resumed this morning after yesterday’s massive fault put a stop to all south-side services.

Epstein files

4. The US Justice Department has published additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein.

Iran

5. US president Donald Trump has insisted he have a say in picking Iran’s next supreme leader, as the war that began with US-Israeli strikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reverberated throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Air strikes

6. Intense Israeli air strikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early today with the US apparently striking an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.

Endometriosis

7. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll Macneill has announced a new education programme on menstrual health for schools, workplaces and sports clubs.

St Patrick’s Day

8. Conflict in the Middle East has forced a number of ministers to re-route their St Patrick’s Day trips, while the Taoiseach is expected to travel to the US next week on his new private jet. 

Dublin Airport

9. There were celebrations and relief for a second night in a row at Dublin Airport with the arrival of the second plane from Dubai since conflict broke out in the Middle East.

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