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

1. #MURDER: A man has been charged over the murder of 90-year-old Paddy Lyons at his home in Waterford.

2. #POLITICAL TENSION: A fresh row has emerged over water charges as Simon Coveney says he will not legislate for water charges abolition if it doesn’t include a charge for excessive usage.

3. #FOSTER CARE: Allegations of abuse against four other service users at the ‘Grace’ foster home have been highlighted in a newly-released report, including the claim a person was ‘locked in a cupboard‘.

4. #MEDIA RELATIONS: Gardaí spent €93,000 in five months on media training at the Communications Clinic

5. #DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A teenager who repeatedly kicked his mother in the head in domestic violence incidents has pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine.

6. #USA: Donald Trump has called for a new era of US nationalism in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.

7. #EXPLAINED: Here’s a quick run-down of the controversies that have been hitting the headlines ahead of Northern Ireland going to the polls tomorrow.

8. #WEATHER WARNINGS:  Spot flooding, severe winds and snow – a weather warning comes into effect in Munster, Wexford and Galway this afternoon.

9. #GARDA WARNINGS: The most dangerous time for mobile phone theft is between 10pm and 4am at weekends.