EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #DARK WEB: Gardaí are investigating whether or not people are using the so-called ‘dark web’ to smuggle weapons into Ireland.
2. #GALWAY: A 30-year-old man is in a critical condition after being struck by a car in the early hours of this morning.
3. #THE DANIEL DAY: Testing of the new Luas Cross City line is set to cause traffic disruption in Dublin this morning.
4. #UNFILLED: Gardaí have filled just a fraction of the couner-terrorism roles they promised at the start of this year.
5. #CARRIE FISHER: The legendary Star Wars actress dies of sleep apnea and ‘other factors’ according to a coroner’s inquest.
6. #ABSTENTIONISM: Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams writes: ‘what kind of Irish leader would swear loyalty to the English Queen?’.
7. #WATERFORD: A teenager spent 14 days in an adult psychiatric ward room ‘barely bigger than the bed’.
8. #LONDON: The recent terror attacks in the UK capital has led to a drop in visitor numbers at the city’s sights.
9. #GREEN REFUND: The Green Party wants to give people back 10c for each plastic bottle and can that they recycle.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say