EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1. #CAPTURED: The robber who escaped from custody while on a hospital visit has been recaptured. Derek Brockwell was arrested in Belfast last night.
2. #IRISH WATER 1: A number of reports today say that Irish Water will end leaks – in 25 years.
3. #IRISH WATER 2: Irish Water says it is “very early” to talk about hiring debt collectors for those that don’t pay.
4. #JOBBRIDGE: Sinn Féin is today launching an alternative to the government’s divisive JobBridge scheme.
5. #BREAKTHROUGH: A new drug developed in the US could make a HIV vaccine a reality.
6. #GREECE: Greece is expected to ask for an extension to its bailout today. It would keep the country out of bankruptcy and avoid an exit from the Euro.
7. #UNDER THE HAMMER: The Irish Times reports that support is growing within Fine Gael for a sale of the government’s stake in Aer Lingus.
8. #IT’S SPRING: There are frogs everywhere and yesterday wasn’t bitterly cold. It’s officially spring. But don’t go catching tadpoles.
9. #ISLAMIC STATE: The US President says that the US is not at war with Muslims, but with those who had “perverted Islam”.
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