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The 9 at 9 Accused Bondi Beach killer appears in court, Natalie McNally murder trial set to begin, and HSE to close sale of Baggot Street Hospital
LAST UPDATE | 16 Feb
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day.
Australia
1. Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link today, in his first public hearing since the nation’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
Natalie McNally
2. Proceedings are expected to get under way later in the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Co Armagh four years ago.
Baggot Street Hospital
3. The HSE intends to close the sale of Baggot Street Hospital shortly, after the iconic building was reportedly sold to a hotelier.
Uninsured drivers
Hoxton Hotel
5. A protest is planned against the Hoxton Hotel in Dublin after it sought an injunction against the popular nightlife spot Yamamori Izakaya due to noise levels.
US
6. Police have obtained DNA evidence from a glove in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today Show host Savannah Guthrie.
Trolley figures
7. There were 25% fewer patients waiting on trolleys after St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend when compared to the same period in 2025.
Ballymun
8. A man in his late teens sustained serious injuries after he was shot during an incident in Ballymun yesterday afternoon.
Aliens
9. Former US president Barack Obama released a statement to say that, during his terms in office, he “saw no evidence” that aliens have made contact with Earth, days after he said on a podcast they were real.
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