LAST UPDATE | 26 May 2025

GOOD MORNING.

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

Michael Gaine search

1. The remains found in the slurry tank and in the fields of Michael Gaine’s farm in Kenmare have been formally identified as those of the missing farmer, gardaí have confirmed

100% mortgages return

2. Political party Independent Ireland has called for banks to reintroduce 100% mortgages to the market to help renters and young people buy their first home

Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’

3. Donald Trump has labelled Vladimir Putin “absolutely crazy”, levelling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third-straight night

Garda Commissioner ‘unfairly targeted’

4. The head of a garda oversight body said she believes that Drew Harris has been “unfairly targeted” for blame by gardaí for implementing a Government change programme

US tariffs on EU paused

5. Trump has said he will pause his threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union until 9 July, after a “very nice call” with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Bottle return scheme

6. The company overseeing Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme has defended itself following criticism made in the Dáil claiming that almost 90% of the plastic that is collected is being “needlessly” shipped around the world rather than recycled domestically

Israeli strikes in Gaza

7. Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 people in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local health officials

Killarney protest

8. A group of around 50 pro-Palestinian protesters held a demonstration at Muckross House in Killarney this afternoon, condemning the county council’s hosting of US congressman Richard Neal

Stripe sponsors Young Scientist

9. Payment firm Stripe has been unveiled as the new title sponsor of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (YSTE), marking a full-circle moment for the company’s co-founder Patrick Collison – two decades after he won the top prize at the event