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

1. #SCOTLAND: The polls are now open for Scotland to decide if it will go it alone or stay within the United Kingdom. Here’s a look at the front pages across some UK newspapers for today’s historic referendum.

2. #MORE CASH: Rents are up across the country, especially in Dublin. New figures show the average rents nationwide were 2.6% higher at the end of June compared to the same time last year.

3. #FAMILY COURTS: TheJournal.ie spent a week observing cases in the Family Court. Many of the cases relate to the aftermath of a relationship breakdown. Here are some of the cases that came before the Family Court, including one where the Judge warns the parents that he wants no ‘point-scoring’.

4. #TERRORISM RAID: More than 800 police officers raided more than two dozen homes and businesses in Sydney and Brisbane in the largest ever terrorism raid in Australia.

5. #JUDGE NEEDED: Ireland needs a new Irish Judge to travel to Strasbourg and work with the European Court of Human Rights.

6. #PAY UP: Irish politicians have started paying for their drink on time after Leinster House authorities started taking a more proactive approach when it comes to collecting money owed to the bars in Leinster House.

7. #CRITISISM: Former Taoiseach John Bruton has repeated his criticism of the 1916 rising. He says the rising was unnecessary and that violence was not a genuine last resort. [RTÉ]

8. #MULTIGRADE: One in three Irish primary students share a class with another grade. Research was carried out on the effect this has on children’s performance.

9. #CHANGES: Poachers in Rwanda are being persuaded to put down their weapons and become gamekeepers. Here’s why.