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The 9 at 9 Fuel protests continue, increase in violent incidents in maternity hospitals, and Artemis II speeds closer to home

LAST UPDATE | 55 mins ago

GOOD MORNING.

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

Fuel protests

1. Protests over the Government’s response to rising fuel prices are entering a third day, with actions so far involving the blocking of major routes and a refinery.

Defence Forces

2. The Justice Minister warned fuel price protesters to move their vehicles from critical infrastructure, as the Defence Forces will be deployed to help gardaí manage the chaos today.

Maternity Hospitals

3. Aggresive and violent incidents in the country’s maternity hospitals are increasing in number – including some in the delivery suite.

Middle East

4. The fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is already under strain as both sides offer sharply different interpretations of the deal.

Artemis II

5. They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they speed closer to home the Artemis astronauts say they’re still processing the extraordinary experience they shared.

Longford

6. Two men were airlifted to hospitals yesterday after suffering serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Derrylough, Co Longford. 

AI

7. Artificial Intelligence could displace around one in every 14 jobs in Ireland in the coming years, with middle and higher-income households most exposed, according to new research.

Gilgo Beach killer

8. A man accused of strangling and dismembering women and scattering their remains around an elite US coastal community admitted to eight murders, resolving a decades-long mystery over the so-called Gilgo Beach killings.

Matthew Perry

9. A dealer dubbed the ‘Ketamine Queen’ who sold the drugs that killed Friends star Matthew Perry was jailed for 15 years by a California court.

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