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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 TGIF, right? Here’s what’s happening.

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

1. #LET’S TALK: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has given officials the go-ahead to talk to the Troika, a significant change of approach.

2. #DRUGS: Gardaí are hopeful that a huge haul of heroin yesterday will cause a “drought” of the drug on the streets.

3. #RIP:  Tributes have been paid to Oisín McGrath, the 13-year-old boy injured in an incident at a school in Fermanagh on Monday, who has died in hospital.

 4. #LOST: 40% of Ireland’s water supply will be lost due to leaks this year, RTÉ reports.

5. #BRAWL: Calls have been made to move Portlaoise Courthouse after 60 people engaged in a “mass gurrier brawl”.

6. #SELFISH: The Pope says that not having children is “selfish”.

7. #QUESTIONS: Two former taoisigh, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen, are to answer questions at the Banking Inquiry.

8. #ARREST: A third man has been charged in connection with the murder of Polish man Patryk Krupa.

9. #JOBSTOWN: Two more people have been arrested in connection with an incident in Jobstown that saw Tánaiste Joan Burton held in her car for two hours.

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