MORNING BULLETIN: Families miss out on childcare support; Trump says US relations with Russia 'at an all-time low'

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IRELAND: Thousands of middle-income families won’t get promised childcare supports because the Government “botched” the scheme’s rollout.

IRELAND: The water charges regime introduced by the last Government will come to an end later today.

IRELAND: A Canadian man who groomed an Irish teenager before coming here to have sex with her has been jailed for four and a half years.

WORLD: US relations with Russia "may be at an all-time low" said Donald Trump as he moved ever further away from his campaign promises to establish better ties with Moscow.

BUSINESS: Up to Michael O’Leary’s rebirth as a proponent of customer service a few years ago there were many reports on how his company Ryanair dealt with customers who had occasion to complain.

SPORT: Mayo’s Lee Keegan has admitted it’s “possible” that a media campaign apparently conducted by ex-Dublin players influenced last year’s All-Ireland final replay referee Maurice Deegan.

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FEATURES: Lisa McInerney’s new novel continues her exploration of Cork’s seedy underbelly. Whatever the city’s faults, however, she still has a grá for the place she used to call home.

VIRAL: What’s better than playing with your fancy new virtual reality headset? Giving your five-year-old a go of course.

SHOWBIZ: Eddie Murphy has paid tribute to his brother, comedian Charlie Murphy, following his death at the age of 57.