LAST UPDATE | 11 Mar

GOOD MORNING.

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

Wexford

1. Many residents of a Co Wexford housing estate who have been facing a controversial mass eviction intend on carrying on with their cases before the State watchdog, despite the landlord’s U-turn on their housing situation.

Iran

2. The United States said it has destroyed more than a dozen Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as the war between Iran, Israel and the US continues to escalate across the Middle East.

North Dublin

3. A man in his 20s has been charged as part of an investigation into an alleged assault and a number of suspicious approaches to children in north Dublin.

UK

4. Downing Street is expected to begin releasing documents related to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to Washington today, reports have suggested.

Kerzers

5. At least six people have been killed after a bus caught fire in western Switzerland in what police have said could have been a “deliberate act”.

Housing

6. Fingal County Council has stalled plans by house builder Glenveagh to construct more than 2,100 homes at two different sites in north Dublin.

Moriarty Tribunal

7. Independent TD Michael Lowry has said the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to pursue any prosecution against him over the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal – the payments to politicians inquiry.

PSNI

8. Detectives in Fermanagh were given another 24 hours to question a man on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman’s body at an address in Enniskillen.

South America

9. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien announced that negotiations are underway for Ireland’s first direct flight route to Brazil.