EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ROAD DEATH: Three people have died after the car they were travelling in hit a signpost in Laois. A teenager was also injured in the collision.
2. #STEPPING DOWN: The Sunday Times reports that former garda commissioner Martin Callinan is disputing the timeline of events that led to his resignation, detailed in a draft copy of the Fennelly report.
3. #THE NOTORIOUS: Dubliner Conor McGregor has been crowned the interim UFC featherweight world champion. He defeated his opponent Chad Mendes with just three seconds remaining in the second round.
4. #D-DAY AGAIN: Greece is facing a final EU summit to clinch a deal that would stop Athens crashing out of the euro after divided eurozone ministers halted “very difficult” talks on a new bailout overnight.
5. #THREATS: Alan Kelly has been warned by gardaí about threats from dissident republicans. The Environment Minister spoke last night about how he, his family and his staff have received death threats since the establishment of Irish Water.
6. #TAKE OFF: A second runway at Dublin Airport could soon become a reality. The Irish Mail on Sunday reports the idea to gaining momentum as politicians in the UK row over an expansion of Heathrow.
7. #REMEMBERANCE: Ceremonies are due to take place across the country to honour all Irishmen and women who died in either past wars or with the United Nations, RTÉ News reports.
8. #PENSION BOOST: Several former government ministers haven’t reacted well to Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s calls for them to reject an increase to their pensions. Alan Dukes is quoted by The Sunday Times as saying ‘if they didn’t think we should get an increase, they shouldn’t have given one’.
9. #TAKE A WALK: The Camino de Santiago is coming back to Dublin after almost 800 years. A new information centre is due to open next to the historical starting point for the walk from St James Gate in Dublin.
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