GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to start your day.
1. Aer Lingus and the pilots’ union engaged in ongoing industrial action are to attend the Labour Court later today.
2. Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged his forces were engaged in a “difficult fight”.
3. An urgent appeal has been issued for blood donations amid a lack of critical blood supplies.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) aims to have seven days’ worth of blood supply.
However, there are currently just two days’ worth of the O negative and B negative blood group.
4. The HSE’S free Contraceptive Scheme has been expanded to include women aged 32-35. All women aged 17-35 inclusive are now covered under the scheme.
5. The far-right National Rally party came out on top in the first round of voting in the French parliamentary elections, earning 34% of the vote, according to projections.
6. The Alliance party is confident of taking the Westminster seat former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has held for almost three decades in this Thursday’s election.
Donaldson will not contest the election after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences.
7. Music great Stevie Nicks and Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts were amongst those in the crowd for the final night of Taylor Swift’s three-night run in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
8. Hurricane Beryl ploughed toward the southeast Caribbean late last night as officials warned residents to seek shelter ahead of powerful winds and swells expected to arrive overnight from the Category 4 storm — the first ever recorded in June.
9. Italian customs officials say they have seized more than six tonnes of chemical “precursors” from China that could have been used to make narcotics worth €630 million.
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