GOOD MORNING.

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

Campaign trail

1. In today’s Morning Lead, Eimer McAuley joined the remaining presidential candidates as they hit the campaign trail this week up and down the country visiting schools, shopping centres and community centres in an effort to drum up support and momentum as we enter the final fortnight.

Fianna Fail dinner

2. After eating humble pie on Wednesday night, Micheál Martin might have to do it all over again this evening. The annual Fianna Fail Cairde dinner is taking place in Dublin this evening, where 1,000 party faithful members are due to attend.

Israel

3. Lebanese president Joseph Aoun has condemned Israel for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said killed at least one person.

Michael Shine

4. Twenty-five men are taking fresh civil cases against paedophile surgeon Michael Shine and the religious order that ran the hospital where he once worked.

Muhammed Al Shaker Al Tamimi

5. A father will be imprisoned for life after he pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his eight-year-old daughter and attempting to murder the child’s mother.

Jim Gavin

6. Jim Gavin has paid back the €3,300 he owed to a former tenant of the apartment he owned, The Journal has confirmed. 

League of Ireland

7. A final act of defiance from deposed champions Shelbourne may only delay the inevitable but it at least prevented the unenviable sight of their title being taken in front of them.

Ireland v Slovakia

8. Ireland twice came from behind to rescue a share of the spoils from their European U21 qualifier against Slovakia at Turner’s Cross.

Tariffs

9. US president Donald Trump declared announced an additional 100% tariff on China and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.