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

1. #FINE GAEL: New leader Leo Varadkar will have to start uniting the party today after beating Simon Coveney to the top job.

2. #GANGLAND: Gardaí believe there are at least 24 members of the extended Hutch family who are at serious risk of retaliation from the Kinahan cartel following the murder of Michael Keogh on Wednesday.

3. #ELECTION: Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn faced questions from angry voters ahead of next week’s general election in the UK.

4. #HOMELESSNESS: We joined the Inner City Helping Homeless outreach team to see what a night is like on the streets of Dublin.

5. #MANCHESTER: Ariana Grande has visited some of her injured fans in a hospital in Manchester.

6. #DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Gardaí in Ballymun have launched a new initiative to tackle domestic abuse, and other crimes committed in the home, in the communities they police.

7. #WARNING: The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI have issued a joint call urging people to be vigilant and take care in and on the water or along the coastline over the bank holiday weekend.

8. #PULL LIKE A DOG: Rowing brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan talked to us about life in the spotlight since their Olympic glory in 2016.

9. #BANK HOLIDAY: Looking for something to do over the long weekend? Here’s a roundup of what’s happening around the country.