EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. #PAPAL VISIT: Pope Francis is due to arrive in Ireland at 10.30am, here’s the itinerary for his two-day visit.
2. #TRANSPORT: Here’s what you need to know about public transport and road closures in Dublin this weekend as a result of the Papal visit.
3. #ARREST: John Gilligan has been charged with money laundering offences after being arrested at Belfast International Airport.
4. #PSYCHIATRY: A report into an acute psychiatric unit in Tralee has found a number of areas where it was not compliant – including multiple hazards being found in a seclusion room and some residents having to share six-bed, dorm-style rooms.
5. #LLOYDS: Strikes are due to take place outside almost 40 Lloyds Pharmacy stores in Ireland today, despite the company agreeing on a new deal with staff.
6. #TESLA: CEO Elon Musk has said the company will continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneering electric carmaker private.
7. #HEROIN: Two women have been arrested in Dublin after gardaí seized over €670,000 worth of heroin.
8. #ROHINGYA: Thousands of Rohingya refugees have staged protests for justice on the first anniversary of a Myanmar military crackdown that sparked a mass exodus to camps in Bangladesh, AFP reports.
9. #ROAD DEATHS: We take a look at how Donegal is trying to prevent young people dying in car crashes.
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