GOOD MORNING.

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

Fatal crash

1. A cyclist in his 50s has died after he was involved in a collision with a vehicle in Co Mayo.

Heatwave

2. It looks like Cork will be the first of many counties to experience a heatwave over the next week, as temperatures are expected to stay in the mid to high 20s across Ireland.

Hare coursing

3. The Dáil has voted against a highly-controversial bill that would outlaw hare coursing, with 125 members voting against the bill and 24 voting for it.

US attacks Iran

4. US strikes on Iran killed three people and wounded several others in the country’s west, official news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, quoting a local official.

Teens arrested

5. Four male teenagers have been arrested after the vehicle they were driving collided with a motorcyclist.

RTÉ funding

6. RTÉ is expected to tell the Dáil Public Accounts Committee today that it wants another multiannual funding commitment when the current package ends.

Maria Walsh

7. The government has been accused of lacking a strategy when it comes to how it will implement the EU Migration Pact, which entered into force last month.

Trans mural scrutinised 

8. A renowning Irish street artist has said that his mural depicting a trans person faced additional scrutiny from Dublin City Council due to its subject matter.

Harris in Brussels

9. Tánaiste Simon Harris will travel to Brussels today to chair a two-day meeting of EU finance and economy ministers.