EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #NEPAL: Six Irish people have still not yet contacted home following Saturday’s devastating earthquake which has affected more than 8 million people.

2. #BALTIMORE: A state of emergency has been declared as violent riots erupt across Baltimore. They were triggered over the death of a black man in police custody. At least 27 people were arrested and 15 police have been injured.

3. #FUNERAL: The funeral of Karen Buckley will take place this afternoon. Thousands attended the removal yesterday evening.

4. #MONEY MONEY MONEY: The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure will make a spring economic statement to the Dáil this afternoon. 

5. #CRISIS: Housing shortages in urban areas mean some gardaí are ‘sleeping in their cars’.

6. #SALLY GAP: A Wicklow family are living in fear of losing their home as Gorse fires rage around them.

7. #WANTED: An anti-water charges social media site offered a reward to anyone who could provide the name and address of an officer.

8. #PHILADELPHIA: A mother has been charged after allegedly locking her children in a basement without food or access to a bathroom for as long as 12 hours.

9. #PLANE CRAZY: A plan to build a 16 kilometre jet fuel pipeline in Dublin has been called “crazy”.