EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.

1. #RIGHT2WATER: Thousands are expected to protest in Dublin later today over water charges. It is the fourth major national day of protest.

2. #BOMBING: Islamic State has claimed responsibility for bombings at two mosques in Yemen that killed as many as 142 people.

3. #GROUNDED: Selling Aer Lingus would have a negative effect on ticket prices and quality of service, Virgin Atlantic has warned. RTÉ News reports that the airline is worried how the move would impact competition.

4. #SOMETHING NEW: Shane Ross and like-minded politicians will launch the ‘alliance of independents’ next month. TDs and councillors are meeting next weekend to discuss the new grouping.

5. #SECURITY: A man has been shot by police at a New Orleans airport after he ran at a security gate with wasp spray and a machete.

6. #EAT HEALTHY: The salt in meals offered on childrens’ menus in several restaurants exceeds the recommended daily allowance, the Irish Independent reports. In some cases, the salt content of a kids’ meal was as much as six packets of crisps.

7. #THE 8TH: Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer has told TheJournal.ie why he wants to repeal the 8th amendment, while remaining ‘very pro-life‘).

8. #BUDGET BREAKS: Opposition parties have accused Fine Gael and Labour of attempting to relax the European Commissions’s fiscal hold on Ireland in order to buy the next election, according to the Irish Times. The Taoiseach has mooted cutting more taxes in October’s Budget.

9. #DRINK UP: The secret to a long life? It might be Dr Pepper.