GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
1. A man has been charged with the murder of three siblings in Tallaght.
Andy Cash (24), who is the brother of the three victims, appeared before a special sitting of Dublin District Court yesterday evening charged with the murders.
The court heard Andy Cash said “no comment “ when each of the charges were put to him.
He has been remand in custody to appear via video link at Cloverhill District Court on Friday.
2. One of two brothers who were the target of a massive manhunt in Canada after allegedly carrying out a stabbing spree has been found dead, police said Monday.
Ten people were killed and 18 were wounded in the attacks.
On Monday afternoon, Damien Sanderson’s body was “located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined”.
The manhunt for his brother Myles Sanderson continues, with border officials alerted to the possibility he may try to sneak into the United States.
3. Ireland’s top expert group on climate change has told the government the steps it should take to protect the public from the energy crisis while cutting down our dependency on harmful fossil fuels.
A new annual report by the Climate Change Advisory Council states strongly that vulnerable households and businesses must be protected from the energy crisis and that fossil fuel use needs to be reduced.
It also says that crucial actions to combat the climate crisis are not happening quickly enough at either a government or societal level.
4. Despite a “significant” increase in supply, it’s been warned that house prices are likely to increase over the coming months.
That’s according to Banking Payments Federation Ireland, as it released its latest Housing Market Monitor.
The body says the BPFI a “continued supply of housing is required to moderate price increases and improve affordability”.
5. Liz Truss will enter Downing Street after her triumph in the Tory leadership contest.
Meanwhile, former British PM Boris Johnson is to give his final valedictory speech from Downing Street this morning.
Truss was named new party leader yesterday after beating off competition from Rishi Sunak.
She will fly to Balmoral today, where she will be formally invited by the British queen to form a government.
6. A major new survey has found that 95% of pre-teens own their own smart device and over a third (34%) can go online ‘whenever they want’.
Meanwhile, almost one-in-three pre-teen boys are playing over-18s online games, the survey also found.
That’s according to a report by CyberSafeKids, which asked 4,500 children aged between eight and 12 about their internet safety habits.
7. An Irish diplomatic mission to Northern Kenya has said the climate emergency has gripped the area and the beginning signs of a crippling famine are visible.
Ireland has pumped €78m in aid into the area and is set, in the coming days, to announce a further €3m.
It is part of a broad strategy by the Irish Government to proactively intervene in what is fast becoming a major famine event.
8. The death toll of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook China’s south-western province of Sichuan has reached at least 65.
At least 16 other people are missing a day after the earthquake struck a mountainous area in Luding county, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet and is hit regularly by quakes.
The temblor shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are already under a Covid-19 lockdown.
9. The Israeli Army conceded yesterday for the first time that one of its soldiers had likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.
It says there is a “high possibility that Abu Akleh was accidentally hit by IDF (Israel Defence Forces) gunfire that was fired toward suspects identified as armed Palestinian gunmen”.
The acknowledgement comes after months in which the army had insisted it was impossible to determine the source of the deadly shot that killed the celebrated Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank, saying it could have been militant fire.
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