GOOD MORNING.

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

Ukraine talks

1. US President Donald Trump has said will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in one week in Alaska, and suggested that an eventual deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine could involve swapping territory.

New ship

2. The €300 million project to purchase Ireland’s biggest ever naval ship is in the doldrums as senior Defence Forces personnel seek a more combat orientated vessel.

Shannon Airport

3. Pro-Palestine activists are to hold a rally at Shannon Airport today, as they accuse the government of  allowing Irish airspace to be used for the transporting of weapons for use in Israel.

Organised crime

4. Three men have been arrested after gardaí seized €1.28 million in cash in south Dublin this week.

Poor parking

5. An increase in the number of fines issued to motorists in Dublin for parking in bays reserved for those with disabilities has led to calls for new technology to be used for a further crackdown.

Irish diaspora

6. The Irish diaspora abroad are being encouraged to have their say in the new diaspora strategy through the first ever Global Irish survey.

Apollo 13 death

7. James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed Moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died aged 97.

Causeway closed

8. A rockfall has taken place at the Giant’s Causeway in Co Antrim.

LA wildfire

9. Firefighters in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles have made good progress in their battle against a brush fire which has forced thousands of people to evacuate the area, an official said.