EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #CORRUPTION: Six Fifa officials have been arrested and detained in Switzerland pending an extradition request from the US.
2. #JOURNEY: A group of Labour TDs who had opposed the sale of the State’s stake in Aer Lingus have rowed in behind the planned deal.
3. #PUNISHMENT: The Council of Europe found that Ireland’s laws on smacking children are not clear enough and should be reviewed.
4. #POWER VACUUM: Averil Power was told to leave her office on the Fianna Fáil wing of Leinster House just hours after resigning.
5. #OH THE HUMANITY: A senior Vatican official has said that Ireland’s vote for same-sex marriage is “a defeat for humanity”.
6. #RATS: Gardaí in Cork have made numerous complaints that they are working in stations infested with rats.
7. #OUTSIDE THE BOX: A genetically modified version of the herpes virus could be used to treat skin cancer according to new medical trials. (The Guardian)
8. #SOCIAL WELFARE: Overpayment of child benefit has amounted to more than €10 million over the two years between 2012-2013.
9. #QUEEN’S SPEECH: The British Queen is expected to announce details of the UK’s in/out EU referendum when she addresses parliament today.
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