February 12: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Gardaí hoping to interview woman in connection with boy’s death
Gardaí investigating the death of six-year-old Matthew Healy following an incident at Rathmoylan in Co Waterford on Friday are hoping to interview the woman arrested in connection with the boy’s death today or in the coming days. The woman has not yet been formally interviewed by investigating gardaí as she has been under medical supervision since her arrest. She will not be interviewed by detectives until she is deemed medically fit. She may be deemed well enough to be interviewed later today, or in the early days of this week. Matthew was discovered in a car in the Dunmore East area shortly after midnight on Friday. He received treatment at the scene from emergency service personnel and was subsequently brought by ambulance to University Hospital Waterford where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of the morning.
RTÉ

The EU’s Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
The European Union’s standing has been damaged among three-in-four Irish young people as a result of the bloc’s response to the current conflict in Gaza. In the first poll on voting preferences and sentiment ahead of June’s European elections, The Journal/Ireland Thinks found that those surveyed across all aged groups were markedly unsatisfied with the EU’s handling of the conflict. The response of EU leadership figures to the deadly 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel and the death and destruction in Gaza that has followed has sparked tensions among different member states.
The Journal

Uisce Éireann ‘taking advice’ on warnings to over 220,000 people about presence of toxic chemicals
Uisce Éireann has said it is taking advice on whether it needs to warn more than 220,000 consumers that their drinking water contains a level of toxic chemicals called trihalomethanes in excess of that permitted under European Union limits. The State water authority has been working for several years to eliminate trihalomethanes, known as THMs, from drinking water supplies which were the subject of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) finding against Ireland in recent weeks.
The Irish Times

Number of patients dying before ambulance arrives is up by 70% in eight years
The number of people who had died by the time an ambulance got to their home has increased by 70% in the last eight years, according to the HSE. For 1,108 callouts last year attended by the National Ambulance Service, the person was deceased by the time of arrival. This is up 100 on the 2022 figure, which was 1,008. In 2016, when data on such response times first became available, there were only 657 deaths at the time of ambulance arrival. HSE figures also show that the number of ambulances that waited more than an hour to hand over patients at hospitals has reduced in the last year.
The Irish Examiner

31,000 people waiting for a driving test in Dublin
More than 31,000 people in Dublin were waiting to either book or take their driving test at the end of last month, according to new figures. Learner drivers applying for their test for the first time are being forced to wait an average of around four and a half months for a test. According to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), as at the end of January 2024, there were 24,393 people in Dublin waiting for an invitation to book their test, and a further 6,759 learners with a scheduled test date. At a national level, the RSA said that there were roughly 86,000 people in the country at the end of January waiting to book or take a driving test.
Independent.ie

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Rafah as raid rescues two hostages
Israel says two male Israeli hostages have been rescued in Rafah, as Israeli air strikes hit the southern Gazan city. The Israeli military says Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, are in “good medical condition”. Israel says there was “aerial coverage and a wave of strikes” to accompany the hostage raid. A spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry says at least 67 Palestinians were killed in the strikes. It follows warnings from the international community over Israel’s planned offensive in the city, where 1.5 million people are sheltering. Israel launched its operations in Gaza after more than 1,200 people were killed on 7 October by Hamas, who also took 253 people hostage. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 28,100 Palestinians have been killed and more than 67,500 injured since then.
BBC News

Super Bowl 2024: Chiefs stun 49ers in overtime for second straight NFL title
Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third Super Bowl title in five years with a thrilling 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Guardian

Today’s forecast
Mainly dry with sunny spells this morning but a few lingering frost and icy patches slowly clearing. A few showers in western counties, becoming more widespread this afternoon, some heavy and prolonged, with a chance of hail. Light to moderate southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh by the afternoon, strong at times in the west and northwest. Highs of 5 to 9 degrees. Showers will become increasingly isolated tonight with long clear spells developing. Winds will fall mainly light southerly or variable overnight with some mist and fog forming. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees with patchy frost and ice developing. Towards dawn, cloud will thicken in the south and rain will move in across Munster. A Yellow Ice Warning has also been issued for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry.
Met Éireann