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

1. #TAX: Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit back at the criticism aimed at his company and the tax it paid (or didn’t pay) within Ireland over the last 25 years, and says we should be looking to the future and not the past.

2. #TRUMP: Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto says the country won’t pay for Donald Trump’s wall between it and America after the presidential candidate met with him late yesterday.

3. #SHOOTING: It’s reported three people, including two police officers, have been shot in Copenhagen.

4. #EIGHTH AMENDMENT: The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has launched a free telephone aftercare helpline for women in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man who have bought abortion medication online.

5. #APPEAL: Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Anthony Griffiths (59) who has been missing since visiting Donegal on Tuesday.

6. #THIRD LEVEL: More than 2,500 second round CAO offers have been made to students by the Central Applications Office today.

7. #MOVE: Pat Kenny spoke to TheJournal.ie about his new show (and his new TV colleague).

8. #OPERATION THOR: A man has been arrested after gardaí targeted organised criminal gangs involved in selling stolen vehicles yesterday.

9. #STRADBALLY HERE WE COME: Heading to Electric Picnic? Here’s what you need to know.