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

1. #KILKENNY: a man in his 30s is to appear before Kilkenny District Court this morning charged in connection with the death of 29-year-old woman Rita Apine.

2. #LEADERSHIP RACE: Simon Coveney will continue the race against Leo Varadkar to become the next Fine Gael leader, despite seemingly overwhelming odds, today at an appearance in Dublin.

3. #RUBBISH: Some bin companies have started to charge for heavy bins without the government’s agreement.

4. #GAA DRUG TESTS: Kilkenny and Mayo are among five inter-county teams to miss drug tests since 2015.

5. #KATY FRENCH: A report on access to journalists’ phones in the probe surrounding the death of the Irish model is still not ready to be published.

6. #STATE CARE: Over half of 16 and 17-year-olds in State care have no aftercare worker.

7. #TRUMP: The US president will today make a high-risk, landmark speech addressing the entire Muslim world.

8. #DÁIL DRESS CODE: Members of the public have accused certain TDs of looking like they ‘slept for a week in their clothes’.

9. #HARVEY NORMAN: A security chief with the retailer says he has caught ‘nuns, priests and neighbours’ shoplifting.