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The 9 at 9 Dún Laoghaire shooting, garda helicopter plans stall and England’s manic World Cup win in Mexico City.

GOOD MORNING.

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

Dún Laoghaire shooting

1. A man who was shot dead in Dún Laoghaire in south Dublin on Sunday morning has been named locally as Mark Cullen.

World Cup

2. England survived the exhilarating grip of the Azteca to breathe life into their World Cup, setting up a meeting with Erling Haaland’s Norway who knocked out Brazil.

Holding pattern

3. A new garda helicopter rolled off the production line of an Airbus factory in Germany all the way back in 2024 but, because of a paperwork mix up, it still has not been delivered, The Journal has learned.

West Dublin death

4. A man has died in hospital following a serious assault in the early hours of last Friday morning in west Dublin.

Trump pressure on Fifa

7. Donald Trump personally lobbied Fifa to overturn United States striker Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension after the forward was sent off in the previous round, according to multiple reports.

JD Sports

5. Ireland’s consumer watchdog has said JD Sports is to honour over 5,000 expired vouchers worth almost €250,000.

Pay talks

7. Siptu is to ballot tens of thousands of public service workers for strike action after accusing the government of failing to begin meaningful negotiations on a new public sector pay deal.

New maternity guidelines

8. A row has broken out over new maternity guidelines, with the former master of Holles Street clashing with the HSE over their implementation.

Hurling

9. Our colleagues Fintan O’Toole and Declan Bogue in The42 reflect on the All-Ireland hurling semi-final weekend that has set up a meeting between Limerick’s veterans and the young guns of Galway.

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