EVERY MORNING TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ROAD DEATH: Two men and a woman died in a road crash in Donegal, when two cars crashed head-on near Letterkenny at around 1am this morning.
2. #THE WORLD AT WAR: Pope Francis insists religion is not the cause of the current ferment in Europe, on a visit to the Polish city of Krakow.
3. #CHILDCARE: The Dublin District Family Court has prevented the media from publishing details relating to a specific childcare case for the first time.
4. #PATRICK’S DAY: A “violent, evil” Limerick man, who previously encouraged the shooting of a man outside a child’s christening, has been jailed for five years for robbing a tourist at knifepoint on St Patrick’s Day.
5. #BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Results from a new study have shown that just one hour of physical activity could offset the negative health effects of eight hours of sitting down a day.
6. #DEMOCRATS: Barack Obama has urged Democrats to carry Hillary Clinton to victory as America’s first female president, while savaging her Republican opponent Donald Trump for fueling hate and division.
7. #DRUG BINS: Public bins disposing of prescription or illegal drugs are being rolled out across the North.
8. #ASSAULT: Gardai are appealing for witnesses to an alleged sexual assault on a female cyclist in the Clondalkin area of Dublin.
9. #BANK HOLIDAY: The worst of the upcoming rain should hold off until after the bank holiday weekend, according to the latest outlook from Met Éireann.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say