EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #ISLAMIC STATE: David Cameorn has said that the UK will “hunt down” the militants who beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning.
2. #ROADS: A 19-year-old man has died after a two-car crash in Whitegate in Co Cork. A 62-year-old pedestrian also died after a collision with a car in Dublin city.
3. #COSY: The Government’s Housing Agency wants Dublin City Council to allow smaller studio apartments to be built to deal with a supply shortage says The Irish Times.
4. #BURTON BOUNCE: Labour members have been quietly noting how the mood of the party has improved since Joan Burton replaced Eamon Gilmore as leader.
5. HONG KONG: Amnesty International says protesters are being targeted by violence from Triad gangs and sexual assaults.
6. #TRAGEDY: An investigation has been launched into the death of a baby at Mullingar Hospital according to the Irish Independent.
7. #MARVEL: A woman in Sweden has given birth to a baby boy using a transplanted womb, a medical first, reports BBC News.
8. #CAMP X-RAY: A US judge has ordered the Obama administration to release 28 videos showing force-feeding at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
9. #QUITTING MATCHES: The Donegal county board has confirmed that Jim McGuinness has stepped down as the county’s GAA senior football manager.
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