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LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
1. Storm Bram has hit Ireland and a Status Orange wind warning has come into place across four counties.
It’s to be a wet and windy day all across the country, with some parts hit harder than others – you can follow along with us for all the latest updates.
2. In today’s Morning Lead, our Political Editor Christina Finn reports that Senator Frances Black has said she is “really concerned” that questions about the timeline for the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill are being met with “vague answers and no detail” from government leaders.
Black said that during her meetings with the Tánaiste, Harris repeatedly said the government would not roll back on the promises it made “when things were at their worst” in Gaza.
3. Even with Government supports, first-time buyers need a combined salary of between €84,000 and €129,000 to be in with a chance of purchasing an apartment.
That’s according to a new study into construction costs in the sector by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.
4. Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan will today brief Cabinet on a plan to introduce an age-verification tool to protect children on the internet.
The tool, which is aimed at ensuring that only adults can access pornography and similar content, is set to be piloted through a ‘digital wallet’ and is expected to be up and running early next year.
5. The planet is on track to log its second hottest year on record in 2025, tied with 2023 after a historic high in 2024, Europe’s global warming monitor says.
The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service reaffirms that global temperatures are on course to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – the threshold considered safer in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
6. Despite complaints about the quality and pronunciation of Irish in public service announcements, there has been a significant increase in their acceptance among the public, according to new research conducted by a global advertising and marketing company.
You can read the article in English here, and as Gaeilge here.
7. A female pedestrian in her 80s died after she was struck by a car in Co Carlow yesterday evening.
The incident happened at Myshall village, Co Carlow, shortly before 5.30pm. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
8. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv had no legal or moral right to give up land to Russia in any deal aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly four-year invasion.
“Do we envision ceding territories? We have no legal right to do so, under Ukrainian law, our constitution and international law. And we don’t have any moral right either,” Zelenskyy said in an online press conference.
9. As Storm Bram sweeps across the country, transport, schooling, and events have begun to cancel.
You can follow the latest closures and cancellations here.
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