EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #WATER TROUBLE: Saucepans, tankers, and cancelled holidays: here’s how Drogheda Co Louth is pulling together during its water crisis.
2. #BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES: The average back-to-school spend is now €1,209 per child.
3. #MINDING THE GAP: Pat Kenny has told the Irish Independent that men and women doing the same job should be paid the same salary.
4. #TALIBANTZ: Video footage obtained by CNN suggests that Russia may be arming the Taliban in Afghanistan.
5. #HOLD ME TENDER: Ireland is looking for someone to hold onto the €15 billion from Apple’s tax bill.
6. #FOUND: An elderly couple that went missing while walking in a mountain range on the Cork-Limerick border has been located safe and well early this morning.
7. #UNBELIEBABLE: Justin Bieber has abruptly ended his world tour due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
8. #JERUSALEM: Explainer: why Jerusalem’s holiest site is central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and why violence has flared there.
9. #BRUTAL: Taking calls and checking Facebook while driving – Irish drivers are among the worst in Europe.
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