EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #MEAT: Sheep and cattle farmers and the meat industry will meet for talks today as 48 hour demonstrations continue nationwide.

2. #BODY: Gardaí are awaiting the results of a post mortem on the body of a man found dead in a Donegal river yesterday.

3. #FATAL: A 22-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a ditch in Wicklow.

4. #JOBS: 110 new jobs have been announced for two new Topaz stations in Dublin and Laois.

5. #PROTESTS: A large scale water demonstration is being planned on the northside of Dublin today – in light of what water charge protesters say is unfair criticism from gardaí.

6. #INDEPENDENCE: Catalonia has voted for independence in a non official vote which Spain has called ‘useless’.

7.  #EBOLA: The blood tests of a person being tested for Ebola in Belfast are to be made public today.

8. #DOGS: UCD has ended the practice of buying greyhounds for medical experiments in veterinary training.

9. #PHONES: Did you stay on your phone last night? It could be ruining your sleep and vision.