EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #DUBLIN FIRE: Firefighters have rescued two people and evacuated 15 from a fire at an apartment in Dublin this morning.
2. #HISTORIC DEFEAT: UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn remains defiant after losing a by-election seat to the UK government – for the first time since 1982.
3. #RAID: The partner of a senior member of the Kinahan cartel was arrested yesterday after elite officers raided a premises in Ringsend in the capital.
4. #STORM DORIS: Some homes are still without power today as the damage from yesterday’s storm is repaired.
5. #KIM JONG-NAM: The North Korean leader’s half-brother was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent made for chemical warfare.
6. #POPE FRANCIS: The pope said that it is better to live as an atheist than be a Catholic who doesn’t live by the values of the religion.
7. #OFFENDING: A Dublin Bus driver has been awarded €12,500 damages against his employer after claiming he was defamed by graffiti written on a toilet door.
8. #ASH WEDNESDAY: Busy next Wednesday? Don’t worry, as a church in Galway is offering a drive-thru service set to be in place to help you get your ashes.
9. #GREAT IDEA: Japanese people are getting a half day today so they can go drinking and shopping, in an attempt to boost the economy and ease work stress.
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