EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.

1. #REFERENDUM: The same-sex marriage referendum is expected to take place on 22 May.

2. #ECT: A patient at a psychiatric unit in Cavan was not given any muscle relaxant before receiving electro convulsive therapy, an inspection has found.

3. #TRIAL: A court heard yesterday that naked pictures and images of mutilated bodies were found on Elaine O’Hara’s laptop.

4. #SINN FÉIN: Gerry Adams has explained to TheJournal.ie how much his party could afford to scrap water charges.

5. #CHILD ABUSE: New child protection guidelines for the Catholic Church in Ireland will include a section on priests who have been accused of abuse.

6. #APPEAL: The Irish Times reports that Anglo Irish Bank’s former chief executive David Drumm has hired one of Boston’s top lawyers to fight his bankruptcy appeal.

7. #ETHICS: All Mars bars in Ireland will now be made with Fairtrade cocoa.

8. #CRIKEY: Two cyclones, Marcia and Lam, have hit the Australian coast near Queensland.

9. #ZURICH: Two trains slammed into each other in Zurich at the start of rush hour this morning.