GOOD MORNING.

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

Edenderry

1. Gardaí are carrying out three searches in homes this morning in connection with a fatal arson attack on a house in Co Offaly last week in which two people were killed.

Scam calls

2. A new measure that is set to be rolled out by the communications regulator next year aims to tackle scam calls from international numbers. 

Luas

3. Green Line services are “back operating normally”. 

Flu outbreaks

4. Flu cases are surging, expected to peak in Christmas week and the New Year, adding a further impossible burden to already buckling health services and exhausted staff.

World Cup tickets

5. FIFA has been urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after it emerged countries’ most loyal fans faced paying “extortionate” prices for tickets, with the cheapest for the final coming in at over €3,500.

ESRI

6. Ireland’s economy is highly vulnerable” to global shocks due to the country’s “significant reliance” on multinational corporations, a new report from the ESRI has said.

Gaza

7. Heavy rain brought by Storm Byron has flooded Gaza, bringing yet more hardship to displaced people.

Social media

8. Online discussion site Reddit has launched a legal challenge to Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, just days after the landmark law came into effect.

Dancing with the Stars

9. Ireland AM host Eric Roberts has been revealed as the sixth contestant on the newest season of Dancing with the Stars, which will begin next month.