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GOOD MORNING. 

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

Canada school shooting 

1. A shooter has killed nine people and injured dozens more at a secondary school and residence in a remote part of western Canada on Tuesday afternoon, before the suspect taking their own life.

Daniel Aruebose murder

2. Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Daniel Aruebose.

Interpol on scammers

3. Interpol investigators on the gangs behind those +44 calls and how criminals are exploiting AI. 

Man detained in Nancy Guthrie investigation

4. Arizona Police have detained a man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today Show host Savannah Guthrie. 

Winter Olympics

5. From confessions of infidelity to record breaking ski jumps, to tension within the US team, we are all hooked to news from the Winter Olympics. Our editor Sinead O’Carroll is there, and gave us the deep dive on the Cooney & O’Carroll podcast.

Claire Byrne 

6. Claire Byrne has admitted she still hasn’t read the books gifted to her by former finance minister Paschal Donohoe, months after the exchange sparked online debate during her final RTÉ Budget phone-in.

Oscars 

7. Hamnet star Jessie Buckley attended the 98th Oscars nominee lunch in Beverly Hills yesterday with more than 200 other academy award contenders.

Ireland and Ukraine

8. Irish MEP Barry Cowen has written about his views on the EU’s financial support for Ukraine in the midst of the ongoing war with Russia.

Israel and US talks 

9. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are holding a hastily arranged White House meeting today where Netanyahu is expected to push Trump to take a tougher stance in nuclear talks with Iran.

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