EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #M50: A man’s been arrested in the Jobstown area of south-west Dublin after an early-morning car chase involving several garda units.
2. #NOT HAPPY: Psychiatric nurses at Galway University Hospital are beginning industrial action over staffing and safety concerns.
3. #BB KING: Police in Las Vegas have launched a homicide investigation into the death of the the blues guitar legend after his daughters accused aides of poisoning him.
4. #POWER VACUUM: Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators have rallied around the leadership of the party after Averil Power’s criticism and decision to quit.
5. #FACELIFT: A major redevelopment is being planned for the Dublin suburb of Cherrywood involving 3,800 new houses and a retail centre.
6. #TORNADO: A tornado raged through a city on the US-Mexico border yesterday, killing 13 people.
7. #AER LINGUS: The government looks likely to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to IAG according to The Irish Times.
8. #SURVIVORS: A husband and wife stranded for two weeks in the Californian desert survived by eating oranges and drinking rainwater, but the 79-year-old man died before they were found. (The Guardian)
9. #PUT AWAY THE BARBECUE: The weather this June bank holiday is going to be horrible. We’re talking wind, rain and frost.
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