EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #UNPOPULAR: The latest Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll shows that Fine Gael hasn’t been this unpopular in a decade.
2. #THE TROUBLES: The Guardian reports that ‘rogue’ gardaí colluded with the IRA during the Troubles. The claim has been made by a former IRA intelligence officer.
3. #ANSBACHER: Revenue officials are set to appear before the Public Accounts Committee today to face questions over the allegations contained in the Ansbacher dossier. Former Tánaiste Mary Harney yesterday denied she shut down the previous inquiry.
4. #BONDHOLDERS: Anglo Irish Bank bondholders are back in the headlines as some may receive pay-outs next spring. Minister Noonan has been accused of a ‘u-turn’ after he previously said this wouldn’t happen.
5. #NEW YORK: A federal investigation has been launched into the death of Eric Garner. Protests took place in the city last night after a police officer was not prosecuted over his death.
6. #ONLINE SAFETY: Thousands of images of Irish teenage girls are being published on hardcore pornography sites without their knowledge, according to a RTÉ Investigations Unit programme due to be broadcast tonight.
7. #SMOKY COAL: Air pollution in Killarney is as much as six times above the EU limit, The Irish Times reports. The new research is part of a study of towns where there isn’t a ban on smoky coal.
8. UNITED KINGDOM: Police searching for a mother and her newborn baby have found a body.
9. #RISING: A newly-sanctioned plan for a “Freedom Trail” around the capital will allow people to retrace the steps of those who took part in the 1916 Rising.
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