EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #SHOOTING: A man who was shot dead outside his home at a Meath housing estate last night has been named locally as Noel Duggan – a known criminal and close associate of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.

2. #BRUSSELS: EU leaders will meet today to discuss security measures in the wake of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, as local media reports that Belgian police may be looking for two suspects in relation to the bombings.

3. #FIRE: Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 60s died in a house fire in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.

4. #ARRESTED: A man in the UK has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after he sent a tweet saying that he had confronted a Muslim woman over the Brussels attacks.

5. #SYRINGE: A man allegedly carrying a syringe robbed a group of people in Stephen’s Green park yesterday evening.

6. #BLESSED: Clerics in Mayo will set out to bless the roads this weekend in a bid to improve road safety.

7. #SECURITY: The Irish Times reports that gardaí are to begin armed policing at Dublin Airport.

8. #GOVERNMENT: Talks will continue today between TDs looking to form a government. Enda Kenny is still trying to get independents on board – but talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will probably have to happen at some stage.

9. #FLAG: New Zealanders have voted to keep their current flag after a costly referendum campaign aimed at changing it.