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GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day.
1. After Jamey Carney was found dead at her Killarney home, her Facebook and Instagram accounts were overwhelmed with abusive messaging from social media users who blamed her for her own murder, berated her for having dated a Jordanian man, and took issue with the public views she held, namely her support for Palestine.
Christine Lodge, the chief executive of Safe Ireland – a national charity that delivers frontline services to those impacted by domestic and gender-based violence, says that seeing this rhetoric around a victim of femicide will “set survivors back”.
2. Two people were killed, and two others were injured in a crash in Co Louth on Thursday afternoon.
A male driver and female passenger, both aged in their 70s, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
3. Temperatures could reach up to 29 degrees in nine counties today, as a high temperature warning remains in place.
The warning will expire at 8pm this evening, with counties affected including Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
4. Andy Burnham is set to become the leader of the UK Labour Party today, only a month after winning a seat in the House of Commons during the Makerfield byelection.
The 56-year-old will take over the leadership of the party in the final step before becoming Britain’s seventh prime minister in 10 years on Monday.
5. US president Donald Trump revived sweeping and unsupported claims of voter fraud and Chinese meddling – firing a clear warning shot ahead of midterm elections that many expect him to dispute.
“We can never watch a stolen election again,” Trump said, referring to his 2020 defeat by Democrat Joe Biden.
6. The data protection regulator is launching a probe into Eir over allegations that the company signed customers onto contracts without their knowledge during door-to-door sales.
A protected disclosure received by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) from a whistleblower in recent weeks highlighted claims that a number of customers were contacted by Eir personnel, informed about various deals, but were signed up afterwards even if they had declined.
7. The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early on Friday by hitting more bridges and apparently collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port.
It came after US President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
8. The EU needs to do more on reducing the number of visas to Russian citizens, the bloc’s internal affairs commissioner has said.
Commissioner Magnus Brunner said member states were being asked to reduce the number of visas issued to Russian citizens, suggesting current rates were incompatible with support for Ukraine.
9. A US transport watchdog has taken over the investigation into last week’s Ryanair incident in which a passenger was partially sucked out of a cabin window after it dislodged in flight.
In a statement posted on social media on Thursday, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it would lead the investigation after Greek authorities delegated responsibility under international aviation rules.
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