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

1. #READINESS: Irish doctors say they are concerned about whether the country is prepared to deal with Ebola, following a meeting with the HSE.

2. #IRISH WATER: Tánaiste Joan Burton has said that there is concern from TDs about how they contact Irish Water if there is a problem with water services.

3. #FOREIGN FIGHTERS: Three Irish citizens have been killed in the Arab Spring or other Middle East conflicts in the last four years.

4. #SANTIAGO: An influential Irish-born priest has been found guilty in Chile of sexually abusing a young girl.

5. #AT THE TABLE: The Irish Government will be represented at new talks in Northern Ireland but the DUP won’t be attending.

6. #EBOLA: A US nurse who has the Ebola virus was allowed to board an internal flight despite showing symptoms.

7. #COACHED: Labour TDs and Senators were given a double-sided laminated sheet with tips on how to put a positive spin on the Budget.

8. #SIEGE: US-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of the besieged Syrian town of Kobane.

9. #FAMILY MISFORTUNE: An Australian TV network has apologised after it asked contestants to name “something people think is a woman’s job”. [BBC News]