The 9 at 9: Monday

LAST UPDATE | 21 hrs ago

GOOD MORNING.

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

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1. A double-murder investigation is under way after a four-year-old boy and his great-aunt died in a suspected petrol-bomb attack on a house in Co Offaly. 

Social housing issues

2. Social housing organisation Tuath has said it “regrets the inconvenience” caused to two of its tenants in south Dublin, whose homes have been affected by severe leaking, damp and mould for over a year without any resolution, despite repeated engagement with the charity.

Zelenskyy UK summit

3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet with European allies in London today, after President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war with Russia.

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Weather warning

4. A Status Yellow rain warning will come into effect in seven counties this evening.

It comes ahead of a wet and windy Tuesday nationwide.

Swimming championships

5. Ellen Walshe has become the first Irish woman ever to win a European Short Course title by winning the 200m butterfly on the final night of the 2025 championships in Poland yesterday.

Gaza peace plan

6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that he expected the second phase of the US-sponsored ceasefire plan for Gaza to begin soon, and said he would meet with Trump later this month.

Property report

7. A new report from MyHome.ie and Bank of Ireland has found that two-in-five homes put on the market are being sold for 10% or more above the original asking price.

Netflix Warnos Bros. takeover

8. Donald Trump has said a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery “could be a problem” due to its combined market share, just days after the pair announced the 72 billion dollar (€61.8 billion) mega deal.

Dancing with the Stars

9. Paudie Moloney from The Traitors Ireland has been announced as the second contestant on Dancing With The Stars this upcoming season.

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