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

1. #BREXIT: Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has described Brexit as a “proper mess”.

2. #TRUMP: US president Donald Trump has said in an interview that he was always going to fire former FBI director James Comey.

3. #ZIKA: After a year of fighting, Brazil has called off the Zika virus emergency.

4. #WEATHER: Following the sunshine, we’re in for cloud and rain this weekend.

5. #CHARLES: Motorists on the northside of Dublin are being advised to leave extra time for their commutes today as Prince Charles visits Glasnevin.

6. #JOBS: An Irish-owned ICT company has announced it is creating 150 new jobs at its Irish headquarters in Sandyford, Dublin.

7. #HOUSING: A new housing scheme to house 23 families will open today in Galway.

8. #CENTRAL BANK: DCC has shelved plans to designate the former Central Bank building a protected structure in order to facilitate its new owners’ development plans, the Irish Times reports.

9. #BLAIR: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that a hard border between Ireland and Northern ireland would be an “absolute disaster”.