EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #BUS STOPPED: Traffic chaos is expected this morning as bus drivers at Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann go on strike. Here’s how to get around.

2. #FATAL: A young man was stabbed to death in a house in Limerick last night.

3. #CUTTING: AIB has announced it will cut mortgage interest rates for the second time in six months, with the reductions coming into effect next month.

4. #INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Richard Bruton failed to get selected for Fine Gael in his own constituency after a dramatic selection convention in north Dublin last tonight.

5. #PLAN B: Irish women can now buy the most effective morning-after pill without a prescription.

6. #SUSPENDED: A homeless and drugs services agency has been forced to temporarily close it doors after several attacks on staff.

7. #EARTHQUAKE: A baby was pulled from the rubble 24 hours after the Nepal earthquake.

8. #TV DEAL: The Government is beginning in its effort to ensure that future Ireland Six Nations matches are ‘free-to-air’.

9. #NO BLACKMAIL: Jean-Claude Trichet has insisted that the ECB was only ever providing advice on burning bondholders and there was no threats and no blackmail.