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The 9 at 9 Rafah crossing partially reopens, Dublin Racing Festival to go ahead and Iran says progress made towards US talks…

GOOD MORNING.

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

Fatal assault

1. A man in his fifties has died and two women in their sixties have been hospitalised following a fatal assault in Ballybough, Co Dublin in the early hours of this morning.

Rafah crossing

2. Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt today following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access is limited to the movement of people.

Horse racing

3. Today’s Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown will go ahead after the track was declared fit to race.

Negotiations

4. Iran’s top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic’s army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.

St Patrick’s Day

5. This year’s St Patrick’s Day programme is the biggest in the history of the State – but how exactly is it all decided?

ESB

6. ESB has warned that heavy rainfall has caused them to consider releasing water from its Poulaphouca Reservoir which may cause flooding along the River Liffey.

Renting

7. The government’s major incoming reforms for the private rental sector will result in sharp increases in rent for new tenants across several parts of the country, Sinn Féin has claimed.

Premier League

8. Hugo Ekitike showed Newcastle exactly what they missed out on with two goals as Liverpool recorded their first Premier League victory of 2026 with a 4-1 win to move up to fifth in the table.

Vadym Davydenko

9. A temporary accommodation centre contracted by the Child and Family Agency in Dublin was closed after a teenage boy who had recently arrived from Kyiv died violently there last year

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