GOOD MORNING.

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

M9 crash

1. A Limerick family whose stolen car featured in the social media posts of one of the boys who died in the M9 crash on Sunday has said that gardaí told them TikTok videos rarely stand up as evidence in court, and as a result little could be done.

Trade war

2. Hefty US tariffs on some Canadian products took effect today after days of negotiations that went down to the wire failed to produce an agreement. Canada said it would respond “dollar for dollar”.

Melbourne

3. An Irish man is in custody after an Irish woman was found dead with serious injuries inside the home of a young family in Melbourne.

IPAS

4. A security guard who raised safety and compliance concerns at an International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centre has been awarded €15,200 after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found he was unfairly dismissed and penalised for making protected disclosures.

TikTok

5. TikTok has reached a $400 million (€341.91 million) settlement with the US Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws.

Mount Fuji

6. A man left his seven-year-old son behind for hours on Japan’s Mount Fuji while continuing the climb, resulting in a stern warning from authorities, police and local media reported.

The Healy-Raes

7. If there is a more fascinating political family than the Healy-Raes, then this reviewer will eat her flat cap.

Liz O’Kane

8. Going into its third season on Virgin Media Television, the enjoyable Help Me Buy a Home is what you get when you relocate the house-buying shows you’re used to on Channel 4 over to Ireland.

Brazilian woman’s death

9. The death of a Brazilian woman at an apartment in Limerick City has sparked a full-scale garda investigation.