EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #ELECTED: A republican who allegedly body slammed a Guardian reporter and broke his glasses has been elected to a Montana Congress seat.
2. #HOMELESS: Latest figures show that there were 2,708 children and 4,972 children staying in emergency accommodation in Ireland.
3. #MANCHESTER: Police say they have arrested another man in connection with Monday’s terror attack in the city.
4. #HUSTINGS: Fine Gael leadership hopefuls Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar faced off in the first of four national hustings yesterday.
5. #SETANTA: People who are waiting for claims to be paid following the collapse of Setanta Insurance have been told they may have to wait some time for payment despite a significant court ruling.
6. #OPERATION SLOWDOWN: Gardaí are today beginning the force’s annual ‘Slow Down day’, an intensive operation that last year detected 927 speeding offences.
7. #KUSHNER: US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner has come under FBI scrutiny as part of the probe of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election.
8. #DEATH: Investigations are ongoing after a baby died yesterday after being found unresponsive in a car in Tipperary.
9. #WEATHER: It has been a lovely few days, but the weather is set to get wet from this evening.
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