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The 9 at 9 Israel says ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, fuel protests continue across the country, and warning over dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries
LAST UPDATE | 8 Apr
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
Middle East
1. Israel said it supports US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend his bombing of Iran but maintained the 11th-hour ceasefire did not include Lebanon.
Ceasefire reaction
Fuel protests
3. Delays and diversions continue in Dublin City centre today after a large protest saw tractors, lorries, and coaches park on O’Connell street, disrupting public transport.
Fuel Terminals
4. Fuels for Ireland said it is both “disappointed” and “frustrated” by the garda response to protestors who are blocking access to fuel terminals in Foynes and Galway.
E-bikes
5. The president of Cycling Ireland said dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries bought from unregulated online sites are creating a serious fire risk and endangering people who buy them.
Shelly Kittleson
6. Iraq’s powerful armed group Kataeb Hezbollah has released US journalist Shelly Kittleson, a week after she was kidnapped in Baghdad, the Iranian-backed group and the United States said.
Emer O’Loughlin
7. Gardaí have launched a re-newed appeal for information on the 21st anniversary of the murder of Emer O’Loughlin in Co Clare.
Irish language exemptions
8. Irish is the only compulsory subject for primary and post-primary education and is therefore the only subject for which an exemption can be sought or granted, a Department of Education and Youth official admitted during a recent Oireachtas committee hearing.
Troy Parrot
9. A parrot found perched on a bin outside Terminal One at Dublin Airport on Easter Sunday has been reunited with its owner. It’s after Dublin Airport issued an appeal to reunite Troy with her owner – the parrot was temporarily called Troy as a tribute to footballer Troy Parrott.
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