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LAST UPDATE | 22 Sep
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.
1. Tánaiste Simon Harris said he will use his time in New York this week to push for support from other member states to back the proposed EU sanctions against Israel.
2. The head of the Kremlin-backed government in annexed Crimea has blamed Ukraine for a deadly drone strike, while Kyiv said a Russian attack had killed two people in the country’s southeast.
3. Donald Trump led tributes to Charlie Kirk at a huge stadium gathering in Arizona and said that Kirk’s murder had robbed America of “one of the brightest lights of our times”.
4. Donald Trump and Elon Musk met and shook hands at the memorial event for Charlie Kirk. The relationship between the two broke down in dramatic fashion with the US President insisting the X owner had lost his mind and Musk claiming that Trump was “in the Epstein files”.
5. Today is a mammoth day for presidential hopefuls wishing to get on the ticket, as the final local authorities meet to choose their nominees.
6. A vigil was held for Daniel Aruebose last night in Donabate after human remains were found during a search for him in Co Dublin.
7. Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport is said to be “operating as normal” following an alleged cyber attack, but some airlines in Terminal 2 are using “manual workarounds”.
8. Fuel allowance will be paid out to 410,000 households across the country from this week.
9. Simon Harris has said existing laws should be implemented before new legislation around social media is considered.
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