Elsewhere, the new €2.4bn national children’s hospital is now unlikely to be named after any historical figure but will be known as the National Children’s Hospital Ireland, with hopes rising that it will open by this time next year.

Meanwhile, it can only be a matter of time before Dr Strangelove is wheeled into the operations room as Frump's bid for a Nobel peace prize for settling the '12 Day War' run askance as he insists, contrary to evidence, that US bombs permanently destroyed Iran's nuclear programme.

When he needs a distraction the Orangery will no doubt have something to say about Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, emerging as a strong contender as New York’s first Muslim mayor following the city’s Democratic primary last night.

Kitty Holland reports from one of the busiest traffic intersections in the State, where Dublin’s Finglas Road meets the M2 and intersects with the M50, where up to a dozen people are living in makeshift camps. 

Women’s Aid received the highest number of disclosures of domestic violence and abuse in its 50-year history last year, with more than 41,000 women reporting abuse by their partner or ex-partner, and more than 5,000 reporting abuse of children, as it's revealed that Tusla is set to receive more than 100,000 referrals this year for the first time.

Zen

The Brad Mehldau Trio plays at the National Concert Hall tonight. A long-awaited opportunity for me to finally see this brilliant artist.

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Have a lovely day.

Niall Shanahan