LAST UPDATE | 1 Sep 2025

GOOD MORNING.

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

Data centres

1. Data centre operators are contributing a significant amount to local authority budgets through commercial rates, a new investigation has found.

Threat against Tánaiste

2. Gardaí have launched an investigation into a significant online threat against the family of the Tánaiste Simon Harris. 

Afghanistan earthquake

3. More than 600 people have been killed by a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan.

Grace case

4. A new report has condemned the process of the Farrelly Commission, which produced a report into the case of ‘Grace’, a young woman with profound intellectual disabilities who was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years, despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.

Secretaries and caretakers

5. Today marks day three of indefinite strike action by school secretaries and caretakers represented by trade union Fórsa.

FSAI recall

6. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled another mixed leaf product that may contain the harmful bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.

Health screenings

7. The National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) wants to hear what new health screening services should be offered publicly.

IPAS

8. A family of five staying in international protection accommodation who were facing a transfer from Dublin to the other side of the country have had the decision reversed.

Israel bonds

9. The Central Bank’s authorisation of the sale of Israeli State bonds, dubbed ‘war bonds’ by opponents, expires today.