EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #CERVICAL CHECK SCANDAL: A woman who had a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis has described her experience of the scandal.

2. #LIMERICK: Gardaí are cracking down on burglary gangs targeting student parties.

3. #A LITTLE BIT OF KELP: The planned controversial harvesting of a ‘seaweed forest’ off the coast of Cork has been dealt a blow after the High Court gave leave for a judicial review to be carried out into the granting of a licence.

4. #SEWAGE: A District Court judge said he has “grave concerns” that  two thirds of a Cork town’s raw sewage is being pumped directly into the local harbour.

5. #JAILED: A man who was waiting to be charged over child porn offences stole €14,000 from his employer.

6. #PEACE TALKS: South Korea has said US troops are staying in the country despite a thawing of relations with the North.

7. #GONE FISSION: An Oireachtas committee will express its concerns to UK authorities about plans to build a new power plant on the west coast of England.

8. #LIKE AND SHARE: Facebook has launched its own dating service.

9. #PRIVACY: Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall has described the harvesting of children’s personal data for marketing purposes as “repugnant”.