Here's What Happened Today: Monday

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a. round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

• Irish air passengers who have been stranded in transit due to the widening US-Israel-Iran war will be “prioritised” as some “limited” flights at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports resumed this evening.
• While oil prices shot up since the war started on Iran on Saturday, an industry group said Irish consumers are unlikely to feel the brunt of this at the pump.
• The Housing Minister rejected claims that more than 30 households in a Co Wexford estate are facing eviction due to the Government’s new rental rules.
• The IFA ended its protest at Bord Bia’s offices, with businessman Larry Murrin to stand aside from chairing meetings during the review.
• Novo Nordisk is to spend over €430m on its plant in Athlone to start manufacturing a tablet form of its Wegovy weight-loss jab.
• Ray D’Arcy is set to launch a new podcast, around five months after his shock departure from RTÉ.

INTERNATIONAL

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PARTING SHOT 

Let’s change tack from a heavy day of news.

Ever wondered about the fada in certain Irish names?

On this and more, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes about how Ireland’s latest baby-name data shows parents bend tradition, blur gender lines, and quietly make wishes for their children’s futures.

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