GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Man and child found dead in Finglas
1. Gardaí have discovered the bodies of a man and a female child at a house in Finglas, Dublin. The scene is being reserved and a technical examination is due to take place, but it is understood that Gardaí will not be looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Online smears against Jim Gavin
2. False smears regarding Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate Jim Gavin spread online “did cause hurt”, the Taoiseach said.
Kyiv pummelled with drones
3. Ukraine has said that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital alone, including a 12-year-old girl.
Retirement age
4. Ireland’s Central Bank governor wants to raise the retirement age – why are politicians so quiet? – Analysis.
Trump in the Oireachtas?
5. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he would have “no issue” with US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of the Oireachtas.
First presidential debate
6. Tomorrow is a big day in the presidential election race, with the first debate set to take place — but will it be a game-changer for the campaign?
Witness appeal
7. A motorcyclist in his 30s has been left seriously injured after a crash in Westmeath. Gardaí are calling for witnesses to come forward.
Poster wars
8.We asked a graphic design expert to rate the presidential election posters, find out who was in pole position.
What next for Dublin city centre
9. Dublin TD Gary Gannon Dublin says doesn’t need curfews as the organisation Dublin Town suggested – it needs people who care and a plan with money behind it.
