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

1. #ABORTION: Two thirds of people want a referendum on abortion in Ireland

2. #IRISH UNIVERSITIES: All but one of Ireland’s universities have fallen in the international rankings

3. #ÁRAS ATTRACTA: A report into failures at a care facility for adults with intellectual disabilities is due to be published today

4. #REGENCY HOTEL: A man is due to appear in court over a shooting at a Dublin hotel last year

5. #FUNDING PULLED: Funding for Dublin cycling projects has been reallocated to the Luas Cross-City project 

6. #PRIORY HALL: Dublin City councillors voted to seek an increase in the number of social housing units at Priory Hall to 30%

7. #RURAL HOSPITALS: Those on trolleys in hospitals outside of Dublin are on the rise, while trolley numbers in Dublin have fallen

8. #SOCIAL DEMOCRATS: Speculation continues over the future of the 2-year-old party after one of its three leaders resigns

9. #SELLAFIELD: A number of safety concerns at a nuclear plant in England could put Ireland at risk of radiological contamination