GOOD MORNING. 

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

War in Middle East

1. Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut today after US President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran following three weeks of war.

Meath mansion demolition

2. Planners and experts give their view on the illegal Meath mansion: “As a nation, we are far too tolerant of letting people do what they want with their properties,” said one housing expert.

Fuel prices

3. Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has indicated that the government will move to cut excise duty next week as part of a series of measures aimed at reducing fuel prices.

Galway West by-election

4. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and TG4′s Nuacht will be unable to host a live debate with the candidates competing in the Galway West by-election — the Dáil constituency with the largest Gaeltacht in the country — because only three of the candidates nominated to date are sufficiently fluent to take part.

Farmers face rent hike

5. The Dáil has heard that hill farmers in Co Waterford face “exorbitant” rent hikes amounting to thousands of euro from their landlord, the Duke of Devonshire.

Waterford incident

6. Two young children were hospitalised yesterday after falling from the balcony of a second-story apartment in Co Waterford. 

Going electric

7. Does it make sense for you to switch to an electric vehicle? With diesel hitting €2.20 a litre, home charging can be seven times cheaper, but it’s not right for everyone.

Musk in Court 

8. A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion (€37. 95 billion). 

Boxing

9. Michael Conlon has confirmed his retirement from boxing after suffering a controversial split-decision loss to unbeaten American Kevin Walsh at Belfast’s SSE Arena.