LAST UPDATE | 3 Mar 2025

GOOD MORNING.

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

And the Oscar goes to… 

1. It was Anora’s night at the 97th Academy Awards with the film taking home five of the six Oscars it was nominated for, including the coveted best picture gong. 

Israel halts aid for Gaza

2. Israel has faced sharp criticism after it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza yesterday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire is not extended.

Ukraine support 

3. The UK has signed a €1.9 billion (£1.6 billion) deal to supply more than 5,000 air defence missiles made in Belfast to Ukraine.

RIP

4. Tributes have been paid to Anila Mucaj, who was killed in a road collision when she was out running in Tralee, Co Kerry yesterday morning.  

Hockey heartbreak 

5. Ireland Women have narrowly fallen short in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup final against New Zealand after a tense shootout in Santiago.

‘Lost a giant’ 

6. Morgan Freeman paid tribute to the late Hollywood actor Gene Hackman at the Academy Awards last night. 

‘Without ethnic supremacy’ 

7. Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers called for “a political solution without ethnic supremacy” after their critically-acclaimed documentary about life in the West Bank won an Oscar last night. 

Pope Francis

8. The Pope rested well last night on his 17th night in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said.

Dancing with the Stars 

9. It was country Night on Dancing With The Stars this evening, as the remaining six couples gave a string of toe-tapping performances to some of the biggest hits from Nashville.