EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1. #TYPHOON: Six days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, aid workers are still trying to gain access to those most in need of assistance. Ireland deployed 100 tonnes of emergency supplies – including tents, blankets and ropes – to the island today.
Meanwhile, more tragedy hit the city of Tacloban as eight people died when a hungry mob stormed a rice warehouse.
2. #HACKING: It emerged last night that up to 1.5 million people across Europe could be impacted by the security breach at county Clare company LoyaltyBuild.
3. #MISSING: Police in London have said that missing girl Kathleen Doherty could be in Ireland. The 11-year-old has not been seen in more than a week.
4. #HEALTHCARE: Laya Healthcare warns this morning that the government’s decision to increase a levy on insurance policies could force people to drop their cover, according to RTÉ News. Yesterday, Minister James Reilly announced hikes of between €15 and €49 in the stamp duty for certain products.
5. #PRISON PENSION: The Irish Daily Mail reports that former Fianna Fáil senator Francie O’Brien is to keep his €32,500 retirement fund as he serves a three-year jail sentence for extortion.
6. #COWEN CONSULTING: The same newspaper also reports that former taoiseach Brian Cowen has set up his own business consultancy firm and will operate as a business improvement freelancer from Offaly.
7. #CRIME FIGHTING: Almost 7,000 people have been arrested and 4,000 charged over the past 18 months as part of the garda crackdown on crime gangs carrying out burglaries across the country.
8. #BRINGING HOME THE BACON: Three Studies of Lucian Freud – a painting by Irish-born Francis Bacon - sold for $142 million last night, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
9. #TURN YOUR MOBILE PHONE OFF, PLEASE: Roy Keane is to give his first press conference as the Republic of Ireland’s assistant manager this afternoon. You can watch it live on RTÉ News Now from 2.30pm. The tension!
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