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The 8 at 8 Trump wraps up visit to China, Dublin Castle café forced to shut over Ireland holding EU presidency, and Brexit regret in the North

LAST UPDATE | 15 May

GOOD MORNING.

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

China visit

1. Donald Trump said he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s Xi Jinping, as the pair met today for final talks of a superpower summit.

Silk Road Café

2. The owner of a café at Dublin Castle that’s been forced to shut down for the six months of the EU presidency said he’s “furious” the decision was made without engagement with the café.

Brexit

3. More than 70% of people, including a majority of Leave voters, agree that Brexit has been more of a failure than a success in Northern Ireland, an opinion poll suggested.

Derek Mooney

4. RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has said that a previous decision to classify Derek Mooney as a producer was “justifiable” but that he now takes a “different view”.

Donegal

5. A woman in her 60s has been arrested in relation to the murder of a man in Co Donegal nearly 20 years ago.

Ukraine

6. Ukrainian emergency services said a massive Russian missile and drone attack that pummelled Kyiv on Thursday killed at least 24 people, further shredding hopes of a halt to Moscow’s grinding invasion.

RTÉ

7. RTÉ is to be queried by the Public Accounts Committee over reports the broadcaster sent 41 staff and contractors to Czechia to cover the recent World Cup play-off semi-final.

Cuba

8. The president of Cuba has asked the United States to lift its fuel blockade instead of sending aid to the communist country, where resources are dwindling.

Rose of Tralee

9. The Rose of Tralee CEO condemned the “racism and abuse” directed at Dublin Rose Saud Mooge since she won the Dublin title last week.

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