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The 9 at 9 Moya Brennan dies aged 73, Government faces no confidence motion and Lebanon-Israel peace talks due to take place today
LAST UPDATE | 14 Apr
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
No confidence motion
1. The Government is to face a motion of no confidence this afternoon. It has been put forward by Sinn Féin after a week of widespread disruption caused by the fuel protests.
RIP
2. The founding member and lead singer of Clannad, Moya Brennan, has died aged 73.
Waterford
3. A man has been arrested after a man in his 70s was killed in an assault in Co Waterford yesterday evening.
Middle East
4. Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington today for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim.
Racist abuse
5. Nurses are now travelling in groups to and from work to try and avoid racially motivated abuse, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said.
Electricity costs
6. Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers after it was found that in 2024, Ireland had the highest electricity prices in Europe, excluding taxes and energy credits.
Tractor arrests
7. Two tractor afriver were arrested on the M1 Motorway in Louth yesterday for alleged offences contrary to the Road Traffic Act.
Monzo
8. UK digital bank Monzo has officially launched in Ireland, entering the market with a wait list of 100,000 customers.
OpenAI
9. A man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s luxury California home was trying to kill the boss of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI and in possession of an anti-AI document.
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