The 9 at 9: Monday

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Monday.

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

1. #OFFERS: CAO has issued its first general round of offers to 52,000 potential applicants, here’s the breakdown.

2. #TRAGIC: Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in New York.

3. #OVERCHARGED: Going to the US? Some sites are charging €126 for a €12 form you need.

4. #VANDALISM: A Dublin street was flooded yesterday evening after two gates were opened on the Grand Canal.

5. #BUSINESS CRIME: More members of staff are stealing from their employers.

6. #ELECTION: The number of confirmed female candidates for the next general election already exceeds the total number of women who ran in 2011.

7. #NEW JOBS: Ireland’s largest frozen ready meal supplier is to hire 100 people at its new food plant in Lusk, Co Dublin.

8. #PRESSURE: Women in Ivory Coast are ignoring the bans on skin-whitening creams.

9. #INSPIRATIONAL: Everyone is talking about Ellen DeGeneres’ speech at the Teen Choice Awards, here’s why.