LAST UPDATE | 26 Apr

GOOD MORNING.

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

Gunman invades US media dinner
1. Donald Trump was evacuated from a glitzy gala for White House press after a gun man opened fire at the event.

The gun man
2. Trump shared photos of the suspected shooter, shirtless and in handcuffs facedown on a carpeted floor, in what appears to be the Hilton hotel lobby. The suspect has been named as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California.

Irish journalist at the scene
3. The BBC’s Catríona Perry was among the hundreds attending the dinner, and she shared video of the chaos as reporters scrambled under tables.

Garda burnout
4. Away from Washington, our News Correspondent Niall O’Connor reports on concerns among senior garda union members that the use of extraordinary event status for events like the upcoming EU Presidency is causing gardaí to burn out.

Sinn Féin
5. Political Editor Christina Finn looks back at this weekend’s Sinn Féin Ard Fheis and how it shows a party in flux and unsure of its path.

Car explosion in the North
6. A security alert is under way in Dunmurry near Belfast in Northern Ireland after reports of a car explosion outside a police station.

Donegal road death
7. A teenage motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car in Co Donegal yesterday.

Housing
8. Paul O’Donohue looks at how Ireland’s affordable rent scheme delivered 30% price cuts – and how it could still be improved.

Motoring column
9. Paddy Comyn looks at a stat hidden in Ireland’s motoring data: 125 people a year buy a convertible. Why is that?