LAST UPDATE | 13 Apr

GOOD MORNING.

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

Fuel protests

1. Some fuel protests are still in place across the country today, although services are getting close to back to normal in the capital, with Dublin Bus resuming its full schedule.

Political response

2. The government has announced a mammoth fuel support package – costed at over half a billion euro – which includes cuts to petrol and diesel by 10c and a deferral of the carbon tax increase.

Rory’s glory

3. Rory McIlroy retained The Masters title at Augusta in a thrilling finale.

Strait of Hormuz

4. UK prime minister Keir Starmer has refused to join Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which could compound economic pain with higher petrol costs.

Fuel protest analysis

5. Returning to the fuel protests, our political editor Christina Finn writes that the government is paying for its “half-hearted mantra” about previous cost of living supports.

Gardaí working overtime

6. The Garda Commissioner has extended the force’s ‘exceptional event’ status for an extra 24 hours to deal with the fall-out from the fuel protests.

Hungary elections

7. Victor Orban has conceded defeat in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, meaning the country is set to get a new leader for the first time since 2010.

Trump vs Leo XIV

8. Donald Trump has hit out at Pope Leo, saying that he is “not a fan” of the American pontiff, further calling him “weak on crime” – comments that came after Leo reiterating his anti-war message.

Britney

9. Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.