EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #PENSIONS: The top 500 public sector pensions in Ireland are costing €50 million each year.

2. #CAVAN: A man in his 20s has died following a road accident in Cootehill yesterday evening.

3. #FAMILY COURT: A child whose foster parent died will be moved so no ‘attachments’ are formed in their temporary home.

4. #ECCLESTONE: The mother-in-law of Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has been rescued after being held in captivity by kidnappers for more than a month.

5. #FINE GAEL: Leadership hopefuls are putting their best foot forward in the party’s leadership race.

6. #BETHANY HOME: A survivor of the mother-and-baby home has taken his first step in bringing his case to a human rights court.

7. #BANKERS: AIB and BoI have moved to reassure investors after the two fared amongst the worst institutions in Europe in EU stress tests, according to a report in the Irish Times.

8. #SANDRA COLLINS: RTÉ reports that the family of Mayo woman Sandra Collins, missing since 2000, have called for a coroner’s inquest into her disappearance.

9. #FACTCHECK: Is Frances Fitzgerald right about Ireland’s financial gain from the EU?