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

1. #FOXROCK: A woman is set to appear in court this morning in connection with the death of a man at a house in Tudor Lawns, Foxrock, Co Dublin.

2. #KILDARE: A man is due to appear in court this morning in connection with the murder of David Boland in Athy, Co Kildare.

3. #NAAS: A 16-year-old boy who was detained in relation to a hit-and-run collision in Naas, in which a woman was seriously injured, has been released without charge.

4. #FUNERALS: Over the past two years, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has paid out over €9.5 million in exceptional needs payments to help cover the cost of funerals and burials, figures released to TheJournal.ie confirm.

5. #HEALTH: In an interview with the Sunday Business Post, former HSE chief Tony O’Brien has criticised Health Minister Simon Harris’ handling of the CervicalCheck controversy, saying Harris is a weak minister who “runs scared of headlines”.

6. SURREY: Eight children were injured after a giant inflatable slide collapsed at a fairground before a fireworks display in Surrey, Sky News reports.

7. #LEINSTER HOUSE: 10 interns with intellectual disabilities who are doing work experience at Leinster House are only receiving lunch vouchers, rather than payment, according to the Sunday Times.

8. #MIDTERMS: If you plan on following the US midterm results on Tuesday, here’s what to watch out for.

9. #LABOUR: A motion at this year’s Labour conference has called for members of Seanad Éireann to be allowed run as leader of the party.

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