Lunchtime Fix: 6 things you need to know

Catch up as you refuel.

WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. CABINET met to discuss the scale and nature of water charges today amid reports that families could face an annual bill or around €250. We asked you guys what you think a fair price would be and here’s what you’ve said so far:

2. THERE was tension in the Dáil air this morning as Fianna Fáil’s Willie O’Dea claimed there are 85,200 young people in Ireland ‘neither earning nor learning’. Joan Burton was having none of it.

Niall Carson Niall Carson

3. THIEVES are really busy on Thursdays according to a survey which found it is now the most popular weekday to commit a crime. Be sure to lock up well tomorrow.

NosySnoop NosySnoop

4. NOT to ruin everyone’s buzz about the weather being nice but Tom Hayes has reminded us it’s actually serious business because there’s a high risk of wildfires.

These lads don’t look too worried though:

Marc O'Sullivan Marc O'Sullivan

5. SAD news coming from South Korea today as almost 300 people are unaccounted for after a ferry capsized.

6. ONE clever Irish YouTuber has created a brief history of conflicts of the North using some gas illustrations:

RudtheSpud / YouTube

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