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LAST UPDATE | 11 Aug 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
1. Five Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in what the network has described as a “targeted assassination” by Israel outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital
2. A 30-year-old man remains in custody after police launched a murder investigation in Downpatrick which may be linked to a violent assault on a parish priest
3. Tánaiste Simon Harris will join his European counterparts in pushing for Ukraine to be involved in any talks concerning its future, as Trump plans to meet Putin on Friday
4. Oasis fans have been warned of scam tickets for the band’s upcoming Dublin concerts this weekend, as several would-be buyers have almost lost out on “hundreds of euro”
5. The eligibility of transgender women under the free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) scheme has sparked significant confusion among pharmacies
6. The Property Services Regulatory Authority, the watchdog which oversees auctioneers, estate agents and property management companies, has been moved into the remit of the Department of Housing.
The move comes amid calls for beefed up oversight of the entire sector.
7. Tánaiste Simon Harris is to meet with the Ireland India Council today after they requested an engagement about the number of assaults and threats against Indian citizens in recent weeks
8. Australia has become the latest nation to join growing global recognition of Palestine, and have said that they will recognise a Palestinian state next month
9. Ireland’s latest rising star in athletics, Conor Kelly, has confirmed he will follow in Rhasidat Adeleke’s footsteps by attending the University of Texas
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