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

1. #STRIKE: Irish Rail services are operating as normal this morning as Bus Éireann enters the fourth day of its indefinite industrial action.

2. #SHOOTING: A man was hospitalised after he was shot last night in Dublin’s north inner city.

3. #NO CONFIDENCE: Sinn Féin is set to publish a motion of no confidence in the Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan following the latest revelations about fixed charge notices (RTÉ).

4. #HOUSE PRICES: The average price of a house in Dublin is now over €400,000, according to the latest report from the Real Estate Alliance.

5. #RESCUE 116: Naval service divers will begin the next phase of the recovery of the downed the Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116, which will include attempts to lift the helicopter from the sea bed.

6. #STUDENT ACCOMMODATION: Concerns have been raised over the affordability of new student accommodation in Dublin, with minimum prices of €249 a week.

7. #POWER SHARING: Talks around power sharing in Northern Ireland broke down between Sinn Féin and the DUP yesterday, with the deadline around forming an executive due today.

8. #TV LICENCE: The communications minister is looking at plans to expand the definition of the TV licence to include laptops and large tablets, according to the Irish Independent.

9. #INVESTIGATION: A man has been arrested following the discovery of the body of a woman at a home in Cork city.