EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #HIJACKED: An internal EgyptAir flight was hijacked after leaving Alexandria and landed in Cyprus. There are reports of an Irishman being on board.

2. #SHOOTING: Police officers shot and injured an armed man at Capitol Hill in the US.

3. #HACKED: The US Justice Department has dropped a legal case against Apple after it unlocked an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters without the company’s help.

4. #ROADS A 69-year-old man died in Cliffoney, county Sligo yesterday afternoon after the car he was driving went into a ditch.

5. #REHAB: We took a close look at troubled charity Rehab Lottery and their road to recovery following the scandals of 2014.  

6. #COMMEMORATION: The 1916 Easter Rising centenary programme will resume today with ceremonies dedicated to the role played by James Connolly and the Irish Citizen Army. Catch up on yesterday’s events here.

7. #AMNESTY: A new Red C poll commissioned by Amnesty International has revealed that almost 70% of people want an expansion of Ireland’s abortion law to be a priority issue for the next government.

8. #ARMED GUARD According to the Irish Independent, a fleet of expensive cars linked to a criminal are being guarded by armed forces at a compound in the Curragh.

9. #CENTENARY RTÉ has been praised overwhelmingly for its brilliant Centenary concert broadcast live from the National Concert Hall last night. It’s been described as another Riverdance moment.