GOOD MORNING.

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

Planning granted

1. Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for a 14-storey purpose built student accommodation development next to Croke Park in Dublin 1 despite local objections.

Russian strikes

2. Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv in the early house of this morning, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”.

Hare coursing

3. A number of anti-hare coursing government TDs have defended their parties’ decision to block a bill that would ban the practice.

Litter fines

4. On-the-spot fines for littering will increase from €150 to €250 from 1 September.

Love on top

5. Two people were arrested on Wednesday after they climbed up an antenna on the top of the Empire State Building in New York – and possibly got engaged at the same time.

Von der Leyen in Cork

6. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will today visit Cork along with the 26 other members of the College of Commissioners.

World Cup

7. The United States will be without prolific goalscorer Folarin Balogun for their last-16 clash with Belgium after he received a red card in the host nation’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Strait of Hormuz

8. US president Donald Trump has said that indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, offering a tentative sign that diplomacy was holding after recent exchanges of fire threatened efforts to end the Middle East war.

Burke released 

9. Enoch Burke was released from prison for the fifth time after an order from a High Court judge yesterday.