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

1. #POLLS: The latest poll shows there has been an upsurge in support for independent TDs.

2. #CYCLISTS: Dublin’s cyclists are about to have a new person on their side as a new cycling officer gets appointed to Dublin City Council.

3. #PAY RISE: Staff at Irish Water want a pay rise after their pay freeze expires in January, reports the Irish Daily Mail.

4. #PROTEST: Scuffles broke out between members of the KKK and Black Panther groups at a march in South Carolina.

5. #BANKING INQUIRY: The Sunday Independent reports the whistleblower who made claims of misconduct has had his pay suspended.

6. #RIP: Catherine Burns, an Irish woman killed in America in 1832, is being laid to rest in her native Tyrone today.

7. #EXAMS: Concerns about the difficulty of the Leaving Certificate ordinary-level maths paper will be taken into account by examiners marking scripts.

8. #FROZEN: The Sunday Business Post reports that property tax will be frozen until at least 2018.

9. #NEW HEIGHTS: Over 80,000 people are due to attend the Bray Air Display today. Here’s the view from the pilot’s seat.