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The 9 at 9 Wind warning imminent, Trump makes more threats, and politicians call for free public transport.

GOOD MORNING.

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

Storm Dave

1. A wind warning has been issued for the entire country for Saturday as Storm Dave heads our way.

Trump’s threats

2. US forces have yet to begin “destroying what’s left in Iran,” Donald Trump has warned, as he said more of the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure were in his sights.

Free travel?

3. Opposition politicians have called on the government to make public transport free and expand remote working to support the public as fuel prices continue to soar.

New music

4. U2 has dropped a new EP that explores religious and political themes in a time of “awfulness on our small screens”.

To infinity

5. Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon late on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.

Crypto

6. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan wants to strengthen the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau so the organisation can seize cryptocurrency assets.

Public transport

7. Rail passengers are being warned of widespread disruption to services across the country over the Easter weekend, with major works set to impact DART, commuter and intercity routes.

Cock fighting

8. A man has been charged with animal cruelty as part of an operation into cock fighting in Tipperary Town.

Seeing red

9. A powerful storm front that lashed Greece over the past 24 hours has brought gale-force winds and flooding that left one man dead and turned the sky over Crete a deep red.

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