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

1. #AXEL: The funeral of Munster head coach Anthony Foley will take place in Killaloe, Co Clare today.

2. #MURDER INVESTIGATION: The PSNI has launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in west Belfast yesterday evening.

3. #JOB FAIRY: The healthy fast food chain Chopped is set to create 110 jobs in Dublin and Kildare.

4. #RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded sharp barbs at a charity dinner in New York last night, and the Republican nominee was jeered by the audience at one point.

5. #WORK-TO-RULE: Garda sergeants and inspectors are engaging in a work-to-rule today as part of a campaign seeking pay restoration.

6. #PRIVACY: Amnesty International has hit out at apps such as Snapchat and Skype for not adding end-to-end encryption security to their messaging services.

7. #COURT: A judge has found that a Dublin pub has been unlawfully screening live Premier League matches.

8. #BLOOD LEVELS: The number of people donating blood has dropped, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service tells us why.

9 #BREXIT: French president Francois Hollande has warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that she will face tough negotiations if she insists on a “hard Brexit”.