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

1. #SHOOTING: James Gately - the latest victim of a gangland feud – was wearing a bulletproof vest when he was shot yesterday and had rejected garda protection in the past.

2. #PAC: Labour TD Alan Kelly said that the Garda Síochána’s Head of Human Resources had done the country “a great service” by giving evidence at the Public Accounts Committee in relation to alleged financial irregularities at the Garda Training College in Templemore.

3. #CHARLES: Prince Charles said it would be a tragedy if Ireland’s relationship with the UK broke down in any way.

4. #FINGAL: Protests have been held and there is confusion over plans for a proposed link road that showed it would be built through a popular park on the Dublin-Kildare border.

5. #DUBLIN BUS: Dublin’s bus network is set for a complete redesign, which will include new bus corridors and new cycle lanes.

6. #SNAPCHAT: The parent company of the social media platform Snapchat posted losses of over €2 billion as its share price dropped.

7. #FIRE: Dublin Fire Brigade services worked into last night to contain a massive blaze at an apartment complex in Blanchardstown, west Dublin.

8. #BREXIT: The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will address the Oireachtas later today.

9. #COMEY: Former FBI director James Comey has said in a farewell letter to colleagues that he will “be fine,” and won’t dwell on how he was fired by President Donald Trump.