EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #PANAMA PAPERS: The law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers leak, Mossack Fonseca, says that its files were ‘hacked by servers abroad’.
2. #WISCONSIN: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both suffered chastening defeats in last night’s presidential nomination primaries.
3. #HERE WE GO AGAIN: The Dáil will reconvene today for another vote as to who will be the next Taoiseach. No conclusive outcome is expected, but in the aftermath it’s understood that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will finally sit down and start talking to each other. Meanwhile, Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Ruth Coppinger will become the first woman to be nominated for Taoiseach.
4. #GLASNEVIN CEMETERY: The north Dublin landmark is leaving out the Irish language segments from an iconic speech by Pádraig Pearse in a daily reenactment, but it won’t say why.
5. #LONDON: UK police are searching for Irish rugby fans after an assault on a train passenger
6. #THE WEATHER: It’s going to be a miserable, miserable day.
7. #UTAH: Four men stand accused of raping a nine-year-old girl on Easter Sunday
8. #DRUG USE: A plan is in place to tackle drug use in a laneway near Dublin’s Mary Street, a popular shopping area.
9. #REFERENDUM: Forget about the Brexit, there’s another major anti-EU referendum taking place today in the Netherlands.
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