GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.

1. Common area charges

Controversial fees that were added on to renters’ bills by charging them for use of the common areas of their buildings have been dropped in more than 50 apartments by the country’s largest private landlord.

The so-called common area charges ranged from an extra €150 to €200 every month for new tenants, and would have amounted to €1,800-2,500 extra each year for renters.

Ires Reit said it has “ceased” the charges and “repaid all new tenants” in 56 apartments affected on foot of new legal advice arising from a recent court ruling.

2. Presidential election

Former Fine Gael TD Heather Humphreys has confirmed that she is considering running to be the party’s nominee in the presidential election.

The decision comes in the wake of Mairéad McGuinness, Fine Gael’s first choice for the nominee, withdrawing from the race for health reasons after spending time in hospital.

McGuinness’ withdrawal has meant that Fine Gael will need to recommence its process of selecting a candidate from among its ranks to run as the party’s nominee in the election.

3. Healthcare workers march for Gaza

Healthcare workers marched with placards and Palestinian flags in Dublin yesterday to protest against Israel’s onslaught in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The protestors, organised by Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine, began their march in solidarity with their colleagues in Gaza and their patients from outside the RCSI on St Stephen’s Green.

A number of traditional Irish musicians played for the protestors before the march, which then walked in silence down Grafton Street.

4. Oasis

Oasis fans said Dublin city was “buzzing” for the long-awaited reunion of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, with the concert compared to “Christmas in August”.

Tens of thousands of fans descended on Dublin for the first of two sold-out gigs.

The brothers performed to 80,000 people at Croke Park last night and are scheduled to do the same tonight.

5. MetroLink

Business reporter Paul O’Donoghue has analysed the recent debates around MetroLink as billionaires, commuters and planners are at odds as Dublin awaits a decision on the long-delayed project. 

This key point, he writes, that is consistently missed in MetroLink debates is that it isn’t just for Dublin Airport .

6. Gaza starvation

A 20-year-old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transferred to Italy for treatment.

The patient was admitted to Pisa University Hospital late on Wednesday and died on Friday. She was removed from Gaza as part of a humanitarian mission and arrived with a “with a very complex, compromised clinical picture”, according to the hospital.

She died after entering a respiratory crisis and subsequently going into cardiac arrest, it said in a statement.

7. Barry Heneghan

As part of a series of interviews with first-time TDs, Barry Heneghan has shared his thoughts on making a splash, *that* Lowry photo, and his thoughts on Paul Murphy

8. National Guard

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the US capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.

The police takeover is the latest move by Trump to test the limits of his legal authorities to carry out his agenda.

9. One seat only

A “bizarre” seating arrangement at some Dublin bus stops has been labelled “hostile” and not functional.

Single chairs, placed approximately six metres away from where a bus would typically open its doors, have appeared at some locations on the southside of the city.