EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #BREAKTHROUGH: Two Luas strikes planned for Thursday and Friday have been called off in the wake of a recommendation from the Labour Court, which both sides in the dispute are now considering.

2. GARETH HUTCH: A woman in her 40s will appear before a court this morning charged in connection with the murder of Gareth Hutch.

3. COURTS: A south Dublin schoolboy who fractured another teenager’s skull with a hammer over €50-worth of cannabis has avoided a custodial sentence.

4. #SUNSHINE: The warm weather most of the country has been experiencing is set to continue for the rest of the week – with temperatures hitting 25 degrees in some places.

5. #CAB: Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will seek cabinet approval today for new legislation that would allow the Criminal Assets Bureau to seize smaller amounts of money from criminals by lowering the threshold for investigation from €13,000 to €1,000, RTÉ News reports.

6. #SMOKING: To mark World No Tobacco Day, Donald Buggy of the Irish Cancer Society tells us why smoking is “more complex than a simplistic pro- or anti-smoking ban narrative”.

7. #INDIA: At least 17 people have been killed by a fire in a large military ammunition depot in India.

8. #DUBLIN ZOO: Harry, the leader of Dublin Zoo’s gorilla troop, has died from an unknown illness.

9. #ANIMAL CRUELTY: A horse that was abandoned in Clondalkin in Dublin developed a maggot infection after its headcollar became embedded into its head.

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