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The 9 at 9 Fine Gael take Galway West, diesel leaking into the Liffey and a tragedy at a Dublin beach…

LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago

GOOD MORNING.

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

Galway West

1. Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne won the Galway West byelection on Sunday, leapfrogging Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas in the eleventh and final count. 

Fuel leak

2. Diesel has been leaking into the River Liffey from an underground pipe connection near the Samuel Beckett Bridge for over a year, The Journal has learnt.

Body retrieved 

3. A teenage girl died in the water off Burrow Beach near Howth in Co Dublin on Sunday. 

US-Iran war

4. US secretary of state Marco Rubio said a deal to end the war with Iran could materialise on Monday, as President Donald Trump tempered expectations.

Hot weather 

5. Ireland is set to bask in temperatures of up to 27 degrees today, with Met Éireann forecasting what could become the hottest spell of the year so far.

AI and the Pope 

6. Pope Leo XIV will today launch a papal encyclical on Artificial Intelligence alongside the co-founder of the leading AI company Anthropic.

Rezoning 

7. A major rezoning plan for more than 7,000 potential new homes in south and west Dublin has moved a step closer despite strong objections from a number of local politicians.

Deportations

8. Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced that 22 Polish and 12 Lithuanian men have been deported on a charter flight.

Jackpot 

9. A Dublin-based online Lotto player has woken up almost €3.8 million richer after winning Saturday night’s jackpot.

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