LAST UPDATE | 12 Feb

GOOD MORNING. 

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

Daniel Aruebose murder investigation

1. A man in his 20s who was arrested in connection with the murder of Daniel Aruebose has been released overnight without charge, a garda spokesperson has said. 

Bidding on homes in Ireland

1.“Miserable ”, “manic”, “nightmare” and “madness” were some of the words our readers used to describe the process of bidding on a house in Ireland.

Hutch in the running

2. Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has confirmed that he will be running in the upcoming Dublin Central by-election.

Larry Murrin survives

3. The Government has won a vote in support of embattled Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin. 

Tributes to Dawson’s Creek star

4. Tributes have been paid to James Van Der Beek, best known for portraying Dawson Leery in the 1990s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, who has died at the age of 48 following a battle with cancer.

Wuthering Heights – the reviews are in

5. The latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights attempts to combine high drama, gory imagery and electronic music – and the reviews at the Irish premiere were just as mixed.

UK immigration debate

6. Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe should apologise for his “offensive and wrong” comments that the UK has been colonised by immigrants, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. 

McGregor served notice

7. Former MMA Fighter Conor McGregor was served with a compliance notice for failing to disclose the commercial nature of content posted on his Instagram relating to Forged Irish Stout.

Brad Pitt in Ireland

8. AI slop showing Brad Pitt taking selfies and drinking pints is flooding Irish social media.