EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ABORTION: Ireland’s abortion laws will be the subject of international scrutiny today, as Amnesty International release a new report on the issue.
2. #RAPE: The Rape Crisis Network says that Tusla has withdrawn its funding, essentially shutting it.
3. #BURN THEM: The Irish Independent reports that Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan believes it is “morally right” to burn junior Anglo Irish Bank bondholders.
4. #CLONDALKIN: Three men were arrested when gardaí stopped a car in Clondalkin, finding a shotgun and a quantity of cocaine.
5. #GET THE LEAD OUT: The government is to agree a strategy to tackle the issue of lead in water pipes.
6. #EXAMS: One in eight Irish people who took part in the Global Drug Survey said that they’ve used drugs to help cope with exam stress.
7. #WEATHER: It’s so nice that you’d swear it was summer.
8. #MONOPOLY: Galway is getting a Monopoly board – and the makers are looking for a local charity to fill one space.
9. #STABBING: Two men are in hospital after a stabbing in west Dublin.
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