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LAST UPDATE | 15 May
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. It is feared the Irish Air Corps could face having to shut down its flight operations at night because it is losing air traffic controllers to high paid civilian jobs, The Journal has learned.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara today, and only then decide what steps to take on peace talks with Russia after a Putin no-show.
3. A mother who apologised for the cruel, volatile and neglectful environment in which her two young daughters were raised avoided a jail sentence.
4. A man in his 30s was hospitalised with serious injuries following a fire at an apartment block in Dublin yesterday.
5. Three cyclists were injured following a hit-and-run in Midleton, Co Cork yesterday evening.
6. A former model hit out at one of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers for suggesting that her sexual abuse allegations against the ex-studio boss are lies.
7. Over 20 months into a prolonged and divisive dispute at Castletown House in Celbridge, Co Kildare there appears to be no sign of a resolution.
8. The R&B singer Cassie testified yesterday that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs kept her in a cycle of abuse and exploitation by threatening to release videos of her engaging in “freak-off” encounters with male sex workers that he orchestrated.
9. It’s Ireland’s turn to compete tonight in the second semi-final of Eurovision in Switzerland.
The first semi-final on Tuesday saw 10 acts out of 15 move forward to Saturday night’s final. Another 16 countries will compete tonight for 10 more spaces, including Ireland.
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