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The 9 at 9 Land sealed off for Michael Gaine search, asylum applications drop and Russian drone strike on bus kills nine

LAST UPDATE | 17 May

GOOD MORNING.

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

Michael Gaine search

1. Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine have sealed off an area that had previously been examined and begun a new search of the land there

Asylum applications

2. The number of applications by people seeking asylum in Ireland has almost halved compared to last year

Ukraine bus attack

3. Nine people were killed this morning when a Russian drone struck a civilian minibus in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, according to the local military administration

LGBTQ+ parents

4. LGBTQ+ couples are calling for full parental rights, as some mothers and fathers are still “legal strangers” to their children ten years on from the marriage equality referendum

Limerick car ramming

5. Gardaí are investigating an incident in which a car of masked men rammed another car off the road in what is believed to be a feud related incident

Court blocks US deportations

6. The US Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law

Gaza hospital crisis

7. As the Israeli aid blockade causes continually worsening conditions across the region, doctors in Gaza resorted to manually pumping oxygen into the lungs of a fatally-wounded patient for three days after the Al-Awda Hospital ran out of oxygen cylinders and ventilators

Bray swimming incident

8. A woman has been taken to hospital after she and another woman got into difficulty while swimming off Bray seafront in Co Wicklow yesterday evening

Weather forecast

9. Unseasonably warm weather is sweeping across Ireland, with long hours of sunshine and above-average temperatures continuing into next week

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