EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #LUAS STRIKE: The 11th strike day by Luas drivers this year is underway – something to keep in mind if you’re heading work.
2. #GOAL: Irish charity Goal has dismissed staff in Turkey following allegations of bribery and bid-rigging in relation to its work in Syria.
3. #HALAWA: Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa has now been in Egyptian prison for 1,000 days.
4. #TAGGING: Plans are in place for Irish prisoners to be electronically tagged for the first time.
5. #TRUMP: The US Secret Service has said that it is aware that Republican candidate Donald Trump’s former butler posted messages to Facebook about killing Barack Obama.
6. #MURDER: A man has been held over the murder of a 53-year-old man in west Belfast earlier this week.
7. #TRAGIC: A father from Dublin whose body was found in the water next to Poolbeg Pier earlier in the week was playing an augmented-reality game when he died, the Irish Independent is reporting.
8. #JARGON: A new report from the ESRI has found that complex marketing techniques can leave consumers flummoxed.
9. #FIANNA FÁIL: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is set to promote female TDs to top roles in the party, the Irish Times is reporting.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say