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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 New poll suggests there’s been a decrease in government support, a man who attempted to rape a woman has been jailed for eight years and there’s a Status Orange rain warning for Cork.
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day.
Ipsos poll
1. Support for Sinn Féin has risen by five points to 27%, while government satisfaction has plummeted, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll.
Unifil
2. Our reporter Niall O’Connor said there is sadness and fear in Lebanon hills as the Irish prepare to end decades-long mission.
Student vote
3. Students at Dublin City University have said the presidential election has captured their attention “significantly” more than previous political events – but it remains to be seen if this engagement will translate to voter turnout.
Race for the Áras
4. One candidate is winning the podcast war, the other has hardly been on the field, political reporter Jane Matthews says.
Modular homes
5. A company in Co Cavan that had been manufacturing rapid-build homes is to close its factory with the loss of dozens of jobs.
Courts
6. A man who assaulted a woman, then attempted to rape her outside a Dublin nightclub, has been jailed for eight years.
Weather warning
7. Met Éireann has upgraded its rain warning in Cork tonight to Status Orange.
Funeral arrangements
8. The funeral of a postman who was murdered in Doneraile, Co Cork, last weekend will take place today.
RIP
9. Family members of the teenage boy who died following a fatal stabbing at a Tusla residential care facility earlier this week in Donaghmede, north Dublin, have paid tribute to the youngster.
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