LAST UPDATE | 17 Apr

GOOD MORNING.

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

Data centres

1. In our lead story this morning, Conor O’Carroll reports on how data centres successfully lobbied the European Commission to amend legislation intended to bring transparency to the continent’s booming data centre industry.

Under pressure

2. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has seen off another heave for now, so The Candidate podcast team looked at the latest example of FFACO – Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out.

War in Middle East

3.  A 10-day ceasefire deal struck between Lebanon and Israel has taken effect today, sending displaced residents streaming south towards their homes, even as the Lebanese army warned of “a number of violations” in the area.

Special education

4.  A row over special education has been reignited as an advocacy group called on the Education Minister to pause new class plans.

Cost of living

5.  Following the €500 million provided to quell fuel protests, trade unions are meeting the government today in their bid to plant a flag in the sand for their 600,000 members.

Epstein Files

6.  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.

Jet fuel

7.  Looking at the continent, Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel because of the Middle East conflict according to the world’s energy watchdog.

Starting fresh

8.  After feeling increasingly uneasy with life in Trump’s America, Sasha Piton has sold up and moved to Ireland with her two dogs – she hasn’t looked back.