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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know this Easter Monday.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #HOMELESSNESS: The number of 18 to 24 year-olds who are homeless has jumped by 78% in the last three years, according to Focus Ireland.

2. #TURKEY: Protesters have taken to the streets in Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic referendum that will tighten his grip on power.

3. #STABBING: A man was rushed to hospital last night after being stabbed just off O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre.

4. #ASSAULT: A garda’s wrist was broken in an early morning assault in Finglas, Dublin today.

5. #CORK: Three men are due to appear in court today in connection with the seizure of 320 cannabis plants worth €250,000 in Fermoy, Co Cork.

6. #NORTH KOREA: US Vice President Mike Pence has said “all options are on the table” in dealing with Pyongyang, following North Korea’s latest failed missile test.

7. #SCOLIOSIS: Tommy Long has finally received his long-awaited scoliosis surgery after numerous delays.

8. #OHIO: Police in the US have issued an arrest warrant for a gunman they said murdered a man in a crime he broadcast live on Facebook.

9. #HEALTH INSURANCE: Signing up for private health care where none is available can increase your bill tenfold.

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