EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #BREXIT: The Irish economy is growing, but Britain leaving the European Union poses a “major threat”, the Central Bank has said.

2. #HIV: Over 200 people were diagnosed with HIV in the first five months this year, according to provisional data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

3. #COLLISION: A man in his 80s has died after a two-car collision in Cork last night.

4. #REPORT: A Justice Department report gave US President Donald Trump new ammunition in his fight against investigators when it called former FBI director James Comey “insubordinate” in his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton in 2016.

5. #DISCLOSURES: RTÉ journalist Paul Reynolds strongly defended a number of broadcasts he appeared on at the Disclosures Tribunal yesterday, and said that they weren’t unfair to Maurice McCabe.

6. #TARIFFS: EU countries yesterday approved a raft of tariffs targeting US goods including whiskey and motorcycles in retaliation against painful duties imposed by President Donald Trump on European metals.

7. #HUMAN RIGHTS: A report by the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Economic Social Research Institute found that lone mothers are the most discriminated group when it comes to housing, RTÉ reports.

8. #WEATHER: It’s set to be cloudy for most of the day across the country, with persistent rain spreading in from the west in the afternoon. The weekend looks to be mostly cloudy with spells of rain, according to Met Éireann.

9. #ARREST: An 18-year-old man has been arrested  in relation to the death of Cameron Reilly.