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LAST UPDATE | 28 May 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. More than half of local authorities failed to meet farm inspection targets for slurry spreading and management, The Journal Investigates can reveal.
2. US President Donald has warned Vladimir Putin that he was “playing with fire,” taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war.
3. The United Nations has warned there is a 70% chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark.
4. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered a suspension of student visa processing as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up vetting of their social media, according to an internal cable.
5. Cocaine was the main drug in almost 40% of cases of treatment for problem drug use last year, according to a report by the Health Research Board.
6. Ireland faces colossal fines from the EU if it does not significantly reduce its emissions.
7. Dáil proceedings were briefly suspended after protesters in the public gallery disrupted a debate over Sinn Féin’s bill that seeks to stop the Irish Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli “war bonds” across the EU.
8. A driver who allegedly ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool’s victory parade remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving.
9. Construction of the MetroLink underground rail project in Dublin may begin as late as 2028, the National Transport Authority will tell the Oireachtas committee on transport today.
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