EVERY MORNING TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #ROAD DEATH: Two men and a woman died in a road crash in Donegal, when two cars crashed head-on near Letterkenny at around 1am this morning.

2. #THE WORLD AT WAR: Pope Francis insists religion is not the cause of the current ferment in Europe, on a visit to the Polish city of Krakow.

3. #CHILDCARE: The Dublin District Family Court has prevented the media from publishing details relating to a specific childcare case for the first time.

4. #PATRICK’S DAY: A “violent, evil” Limerick man, who previously encouraged the shooting of a man outside a child’s christening, has been jailed for five years for robbing a tourist at knifepoint on St Patrick’s Day.

5. #BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Results from a new study have shown that just one hour of physical activity could offset the negative health effects of eight hours of sitting down a day.

6. #DEMOCRATS: Barack Obama has urged Democrats to carry Hillary Clinton to victory as America’s first female president, while savaging her Republican opponent Donald Trump for fueling hate and division.

7. #DRUG BINS: Public bins disposing of prescription or illegal drugs are being rolled out across the North.

8. #ASSAULT: Gardai are appealing for witnesses to an alleged sexual assault on a female cyclist in the Clondalkin area of Dublin.

9. #BANK HOLIDAY: The worst of the upcoming rain should hold off until after the bank holiday weekend, according to the latest outlook from Met Éireann.