LAST UPDATE | 19 Nov 2025

GOOD MORNING.

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

Tusla

1. A child living in State care was reported missing 274 times in just one year, new figures obtained by The Journal Investigates reveal.

Weather warnings in place

2. Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and the six counties of Northern Ireland are all under a snow-ice warning this morning.

Yates faces the committee

3. Former broadcaster Ivan Yates will sit on the other side of the microphone this evening when he faces questions from TDs at the Dáil’s media committee.

Epstein files

4. US lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly for releasing government files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after President Donald Trump dropped his opposition to opening the books on a scandal that has roiled politics, law enforcement and the country’s elite.

New briefs

5. Fine Gael ministers are speed-reading their new job descriptions this morning following a mini Cabinet reshuffle yesterday afternoon.

Cross-border college

6. Ireland is getting its first cross-border college with a partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT).

Palestine Action

7. A group of  30 councillors have expressed solidarity with members of Palestine Action who have begun a hunger strike in English jails.

Vigil for crash victims

8. A vigil in Co Monaghan has called on the local community to be a “pillar of strength” after five young adults died in a collision in Co Louth over the weekend.

Ultra-processed food

9. Countries need to band together to deal with ‘corporate power’ behind the rise of ultra-processed foods that are fuelling chronic diseases.