LAST UPDATE | 20 Feb
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
Gaza
1. Israel hit Gaza with new air strikes today as world powers grappled with how to broker a ceasefire ahead of a UN Security Council vote, where the US is expected to explicitly backed a ceasefire for the first time.
Disqualified driver
2. Thousands of disqualified drivers who have been ordered to surrender their driving licences in the past three years have ignored a legal requirement to do so.
Appeal
3. Former solicitor Michael Lynn intends to appeal his conviction after he was handed a 13-year sentence yesterday over stealing €18 million from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger.
UHL
4. The UL Hospitals Group has launched an internal investigation into the death of a 16-year old girl who died in the consistently and chronically overcrowded University Hospital Limerick three weeks ago.
Julian Assange
5. The High Court in London is set to begin hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s final UK appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military and diplomatic files.
Stormont
6. Finance Minister Michael McGrath will meet with his Stormont counterpart Caoimhe Archibald in Belfast later today.
Active Travel
7. Opposition towards active travel schemes are overcome when people see the beneficial changes once the measure is implemented, according to a new ESRI study.
Prisoners
8. Minister Simon Harris is to update Cabinet today on plans for the introduction of a new training programme that prisoners convicted of minor crimes will undertake ahead of release.
Gardaí
9. Garda Reserve regulations are to be updated ahead of a major recruitment campaign due to be launched in the coming weeks.
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