EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #WEATHER: There’s a snow-ice warning in effect for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal. People have been waking up to scenes like this – but the snow showers will turn to rain later, according to forecasters.
2. #SLIPPERY ROADS: Authorities are warning people to take care on the roads amid the weather alert. Keep up to date on developments where you are with our commuting liveblog.
3. #CAR BOMB Police in Belfast have said a car bomb is believed to have detonated early this morning, injuring one person. There is an ongoing security alert in the Woodstock Road area with emergency services still at the scene.
4. #KOREA: Kim Jong-un has said North Korea’s nuclear weapons should be ready for use “at any time” according to state media reports in the country. [BBC]
5. #SMALL HANDS: Donald Trump made a startling – if veiled – reference to his genitals as he hit back against Marco Rubio for mocking the size of his hands in the latest GOP debate.
6. #BAD NUDES: A British tourist has been arrested after stripping naked to take photos at Machu Picchu in Peru, The Guardian reports.
7. #THE CHOICE: The Choice Music Prize has been awarded to Derry singer-songwriter SOAK for her album Before We Forget How To Dream.
8. #1916: RTÉ is promising the “biggest public history and cultural event ever staged in Ireland” in Dublin on Easter Monday.
9. #THE MOVIES: And what do the critics make of the new Coen Brothers film? That, and everything else you need to know about this weekend’s big releases, in this week’s Trailer Watch.
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