EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #BURKINA FASO: At least 20 people have been killed after Al-Qaeda attacked a hotel popular with tourists in Burkina Faso. 126 people have been freed and three jihadis are dead.
2. #CONFIDENCE: Joan Burton faces a motion of no-confidence after appointing former union boss David Begg as chair of the Pensions Authority.
3. #WEATHER: It’s going to be freezing. Hooray.
4. #PARTY TIME: Fianna Fáil’s Ard Fhéis kicks off in Dublin today, as does the Green Party conference, with election campaigning in full swing.
5. #LUAS ATTACK: A former couple who smashed beer bottles in a late-night attack on a fellow Luas passenger have been given partially suspended four year sentences.
6. #CRACK DOWN: The Irish Examiner reports that the Criminal Assets Bureau is to tackle a number of Ireland’s largest travelling burglary gangs.
7. #AUSTRALIA: A video game which allowed players kill Aborigines has been pulled from app stores.
8. #CAP IT UP: The Irish Times reports that the cap on water charges could be extended to 2021 as the coalition aims to avoid the issue dominating the election campaign.
9. #RATS: The recent flooding could mean more and more visits from rodents.
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