GOOD MORNING.

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

Hospital safety

1. In our Morning lead, The Journal Investigates reports that an internal audit has found that the HSE section tasked with ensuring compliance with health and safety standards is falling short of its targets, with a high risk that “identified issues may not be properly addressed, potentially leading to serious incidents or injuries”.

US to guide ships through Hormuz

2. Donald Trump has said that “very positive discussions” were underway with Iran on finding a solution to the war, but nevertheless added US forces will soon start escorting ships out of the blocked Strait of Hormuz.

Taoiseach at European summit

3. Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Armenia today for a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), joining around 50 leaders from across the continent as well as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Tánaiste in Brussels

4. Meanwhile, Tánaiste Simon Harris is in Brussels for two days of meetings with his EU counterparts, the first gathering of finance ministers since member states introduced measures aimed at alleviating the economic impacts from the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Tractor crash in Cavan

5. A man in his 30s has died following a road traffic collision in Co Cavan yesterday afternoon.

Virus outbreak

6. Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, one a confirmed case of hantavirus – an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.

Management fees on new houses

7. Political correspondent Jane Matthews reports on growing concerns among homeowners in west Dublin, where residents say rising management fees (now up to €730 a year) are increasing despite unresolved issues and limited control over how estates are run.

Boy George on Late Late Show

8. RTÉ has issued a statement defending the host of the Late Late Show in response to criticism from an Ireland-based Jewish group over Patrick Kielty’s handling of an interview with musician Boy George.

Relay team qualify for World Championships

9. Ireland women’s 4x400m relay team qualified for next year’s World Championships thanks to a sensational anchor leg from Sharlene Mawdsley yesterday.