EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #VINB: The Taoiseach faced tough questioning from Vincent Browne for the broadcaster’s penultimate TV3 show last night.
2. #ATHENRY: There are now huge concerns that planning delays will scupper Apple’s €850 million plans for Galway.
3. #FLYING THE FLAG: Two Irish writers have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
4. #IRISH WATER: Almost 1,300km of old water pipes will be replaced around Ireland in five years.
5. #BIRR-ILLIANT: Offaly was once the centre of the world was stargazing. Today, it takes a giant leap back there.
6. #OHIO: A malfunction on a US fairground ride threw riders 50ft through the air, killing one and injuring seven.
7. #VENEZUELA: The country’s president Nicolas Maduro hit back at fresh US sanctions, as protests continue to engulf the South American state.
8. #ARREST WARRANT: Ireland will extradite a former teacher to the UK over an alleged indecent assault in a school staff room.
9. #REGRET: Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said that he “deeply regrets” the number of jobs lost during the recession.
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