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The 9 at 9 Woman dead and man in critical condition after Cork stabbing, UN approves Trump’s Gaza peace plan, and ‘Arctic air mass’ settles over the country
LAST UPDATE | 18 Nov 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day.
Cork
Gaza
2. The UN Security Council approved a US plan for Gaza that authorises an international stabilisation force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.
TikTok
3. Irish TikTok staff have told The Journal that they fear becoming “absent parents” due to hours-long commutes as a mandate for all employees to return to its Dublin office has come into force after years of hybrid working.
Louth collision
4. Vigils will take place across three counties this evening as communities continue to mourn the five young people who died in a crash outside Dundalk on Saturday evening
Winter weather
5. Brace for several days of sharp cold, as an ‘Arctic air mass’ is settling over the country.
Vapes
EU enlargement summit
7. European leaders will gather in Brussels today for the bloc’s first-ever forum on EU enlargement.
Epstein
8. US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill requiring the release of government records on millionaire sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep a lid on one of modern America’s most notorious case files.
In hiding
9. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been “hiding” from a US government committee’s request to question him, a congressman reportedly said.
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