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The 9 at 9 Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf nations, woman dies after being struck by car in Tipperary and civil trial against Gerry Adams to begin in London
LAST UPDATE | 9 Mar
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start the day.
Middle East
1. Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early today after the Islamic republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father, while the multi-front war intensified in Lebanon.
Oil prices
2. Oil prices have surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years amid fears that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could disrupt global supplies.
Tipperary
3. A woman in her 20s died after being struck by a car in Co Tipperary yesterday evening.
Gerry Adams
4. A civil trial between three men injured in IRA bombings and Gerry Adams is set to begin at the High Court in London later.
Vacant and derelict buildings
5. Boarded-up houses and crumbling buildings are a common feature of towns and cities across Ireland. Here are the vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland’s councils asked to CPO last month.
Zippay
6. A new mobile payment service designed to make sending money between bank accounts easier (essentially a rival of Revolut) is beginning to roll out to Irish banking customers this week.
Belfast
7. An 11-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was struck by an SUV on Saturday evening in Belfast.
Holyhead
8. A number of ferries between Dublin and Holyhead in Wales have been cancelled or delayed due to “extraordinary circumstances”.
Glasgow
9. Travel disruption is expected to last throughout the day in Scotland after a fire broke in a building adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station.
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