EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #MURDER INVESTIGATION: Gardaí have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body at Butler Park in Tallaght, Dublin.

2. HIT-AND-RUN: A male pedestrian, believed to be in his 30s, was killed in a hit-and-run in Swords, Co Dublin early this morning.

3. #SAUDI ARABIA: Women in Saudi Arabia are able to drive for the first time in decades after a ban was finally lifted.

4. #SNAP ELECTION: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has instructed Fine Gael members to bring forward six autumn selection conventions to July so the party will be ready to fight a snap election if needed, the Sunday Times reports.

5. #ALI EXPRESS: Here’s a breakdown of how and why boutiques and influencers buy and resell items made in Asia.

6. #PROJECT EAGLE: Britain’s National Crime Agency has identified nine suspects as part of its investigation into Nama’s €1.6 billion Project Eagle loan sale, the Sunday Business Post reports.

7. #PRISON: Writing in TheJournal.ie, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said that if prison does not serve and rehabilitate offenders, they will “return to life as before, or worse“.

8. #MATERNITY LEAVE: Female TDs and senators will be allowed to hire an extra parliamentary assistant for six months while they look after their newborn child, in lieu of traditional maternity leave, under new proposals set out in the Irish Mail on Sunday.

9. #DEFENCE FORCES: A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Irish participation in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations is due to take place in Dublin today.

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