On today’s Early Edition: <ul><li>The US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker en route from Venezuela in the North Atlantic yesterday.</li></ul> <ul><li>Minister for Higher Education James Lawless on how the shortage of skilled labour will impact housing - and why he believes ministers should leave social media platform X. </li></ul> <ul><li>New figures released by MyHome.ie show signs that house price inflation stabilised towards the end of last year.</li></ul> <ul><li>And how Belfast’s TV and film industries are booming.</li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Key vote on the EU's Mercosur trade deal and overcrowded hospitals, today's top stories

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