GOOD MORNING. 

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

Housing officials raise doubts over targets

1. In our lead story this morning, Stephen McDermott reports on the concerns raised by housing officials about a government pledge to build 300,000 new homes amid a “weakening” supply line and drop in planning approvals.

Temple Bar attack

2. Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged attack of a man in Temple Bar in Dublin earlier this week.

Tramore crash

3. Gardaí have sought witnesses to a two-vehicle road traffic collision that killed two people outside Tramore, Co Waterford yesterday.

Ukraine

4. Explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early this morning with officials warning of a ballistic missile attack, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.

New savings scheme

5. Ireland is planning a new savings scheme, so our columnist Paul O’Donoghue looks at how they work elsewhere and how much could people earn if implemented here.

Ireland and Israel

6. “Enormous protests” could take place if Israel were to play a football match in Dublin, TD Richard Boyd Barrett said after a protest yesterday.

Baftas

7. The 79th British Academy Film Awards – or the Baftas, as they’re more commonly known – are on tonight, and there is plenty of Irish interest at this year’s ceremony.

America’s Next Top Model

8. When America’s Next Top Model resurfaced during the pandemic, body shaming, dangerous challenges and manipulation were laid bare to a modern audience – here’s what the docuseries tells us about the evolution of reality TV.

Trump and Putin

9. As Trump’s volatility and Putin’s aggression test the global order, Europe must assert its values, defend international law, and lead with conviction, writes Bobby McDonagh.