EACH MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1. TROUBLE: There were a number of assaults reported amid St Patrick’s Day celebrations, with The Herald displaying images on its front page this morning of a tourist being attacked by youths.
2. #ISRAEL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a surprise victory in the country’s election.
3. #RECOVERY: A senior European economist, quoted in The Irish Times, claimed political factors are the main risk to Ireland’s economic future, citing the rising popularity of Sinn Féin.
4. #JAILED: A woman in England who confessed to chopping up her Irish partner and throwing his body part on a bonfire has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, The Irish Sun reports.
5. #GET ONLINE: Householders are losing up to €400 a year by failing to go online to pay their bills, the Irish Independent reports.
6. #FEEDING TIME: A major study found the longer a child is breastfed, the more they are likely to earn when they start working.
7. #SECURITY: The White House was sent a letter that tested positive for cyanide this week.
8. #TRAGEDY: The search for AirAsia crash victims has been called off with 56 people still missing.
9. #SERBIA: Seven men suspected of talking part in the 1995 Srebenica massacre in Bosnia have been arrested, BBC reports.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say