LAST UPDATE | 29 Apr

GOOD MORNING.

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

Edenderry arrests

1. Three men and a teenager are currently detained by gardaí as part of the investigation into the double murder of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt in Edenderry in December.

Europe heating up

2. Europe is warming faster than any other continent on Earth, with temperatures rising at more than twice the global average, according to a major new climate report.

Fuel support scheme

3. The details of government’s €100m Fuel Support Scheme and the €120m Road Transporters Scheme are to be announced later this morning.

Ex-FBI director charged

4. Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted for threatening the life of Donald Trump via a post on Instagram, officials said yesterday, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of the US president was thrown out.

Retail theft

5. Irish retailers are being urged to help fund addiction treatment and supports for people committing retail theft to sustain drug use, as a former senior UK police officer said similar schemes are having a “transformative” impact in Britain.

Officials order review of ABC

6. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered an early review of the licence of broadcaster ABC, a day after Donald Trump and his wife Melania demanded it fire comedian and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Rental rules confusion

7. Housing charity Threshold has warned that new rental rules introduced in March 2026 are causing confusion among landlords and tenants, with some issuing eviction notices due to uncertainty over whether the changes apply to existing tenancies.

King Charles visits US

8. Britain’s King Charles III has urged the United States to stand firm with its Western allies and spoke of the importance of Nato in an historic address to the joint houses of US Congress.

Meta breaching EU law

9. Tech giant Meta has been found to be in breach of EU digital law for failing to effectively prevent children under the age of 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram.