EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1. #DISASTER: The United Nations has said about 10 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan. US and British warships were deployed to the Philippines today as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a massive global response.
2. #CRISIS: As Enda Kenny travels to Paris for a European conference on youth unemployment, the Irish Times reveals that there may not be enough money to implement the ‘Youth Guarantee’ – a promise that there will be a job or training for under 25s.
3. #COMPROMISED: A data breach at SuperValu and AXA is more serious than first thought. The retailer confirmed last night that 62,500 customers could be at high risk from the LoyaltyBuild cyber-attack, while AXA said 8,000 of its customer base could be impacted.
4. #BERTIE: Current Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said that former taoisigh are in a position to arrange security for themselves. He was speaking to journalists following reports that Bertie Ahern was attacked by a man wielding a crutch in a Dublin pub last weekend.
5. #DEAL DONE: Overnight negotiations have led to an agreement on the European Union’s Budget for 2014.
6. #CREDIT UNIONS: The Irish Examiner reports that about 100 credit unions are on a Central Bank watch list as the regulator is worried about the level of reserves and bad debt held.
7. #GUN LAWS: A legislative change in Northern Ireland will see children as young as 12 granted permission to use firearms under certain conditions, reports BBC News.
8. #ABBEVILLE: The Dublin home of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has been sold for €5.5 million. The price tag is substantially lower than the €45 million spent by Manor Park Homes in 2003 to purchase 14-bedroom Georgian mansion and surrounding parklands.
9. #DREAM TEAM: There will be plenty of ‘first day at school’ jitters among the Irish football squad today as Martin O’Neill takes his first training session in Dublin. TheScore.ie has some advice for the lads as they try to impress.
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