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

1. #ISRAEL: World leaders from US President Barack Obama to Britain’s Prince Charles are gathering ahead of the funeral of Shimon Peres.

2. #LILYWHITES: Last night, Dundalk secured the first ever win for an Irish club in the group stages of a European tournament after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv.

3. #BLASPHEMOUS: Two years since it was promised, we’re no closer to a referendum on removing the crime of blasphemy from the Constitution.

4. #JUNIOR CERT: A dispute over the curriculum is leaving some Junior Cert students at risk of losing 10% of their overall English result.

5. #OLYMPICS: Members of the Olympic Council of Ireland staged a walkout ahead of an August meeting after Pat Hickey had phoned in, according to The Irish Times.

6. #BACK HOME: Irish naval vessel the LE James Joyce has returned to Ireland from the Mediterranean after a three month mission in which the crew rescued 2,678 people.

7. #SPACE RACE: The European Rosetta spacecraft will this morning deliberately crash land on the comet it has been orbiting for the last two years.

8. #ROCKING: The company which owns the Aviva Stadium made almost €4 million in profits last year, in part thanks to rock concerts like AC/DC.

9. #BLITZ ON BLITZEN: Authorities in Siberia have proposed a cull of a quarter of a million reindeer by Christmas, in a bid to reduce the risk of an anthrax outbreak.