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

1. #POLL VAULTING: The coalition parties both saw gains in the latest opinion poll.

2. #SNAP ELECTION: That positive result, coupled with an expected giveaway budget, leads The Sunday Times to report that some TDs are pushing for an election as early as November.

3.#CHILDCARE: The Irish Mail on Sunday suggests that the government will use over €200 million of the money available in next month’s budget to help working parents with childcare. The Sunday Independent says that the government will cut USC by 2%.

4. #BIZARRE: A TD has described the gardaí and Revenue’s decisions not to destroy nearly €500 million of drugs as “bizarre”.

5. #JONATHAN RACHEL CLYNCH: There has been widespread support for an RTÉ journalist who identifies as gender-fluid.

6. #M11: A man in his 30s was killed after being hit by a car on a busy dual-carriageway in Wicklow last night.

7. #AL-AQSA: Violent clashes have erupted at the Al-Aqsa mosque, a place of worship used by Muslims and Israeli Jews.

8. #BANKING INQUIRY: The Banking Inquiry has cost around €5 million and heard from 128 witnesses over 49 days – but could be for nothing if an election is called.

9. #SYRIA: A Syrian in Dublin has told TheJournal.ie that taking 4,000 refugees is “too little, too late”.