EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ABDESLAM: The fugitive from the Paris attacks of last November Salah Abdeslam has spent his first night in prison on charge of “terrorist murder”.
2. #STRIIIIIIIIKE: Gardaí are ‘considering strike action’ as anger grows among rank-and-file members.
3. #TRUMP: There were ugly scenes at a rally for the Republican frontrunner in Arizona with an entire highway blocked by protesters against his campaign.
4. #MO MONEY: Councillors around the country are to demand a 40% hike in pay, according to a report in today’s Sunday Business Post.
5. #ISTANBUL: A number of Irish citizens who were injured during a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city yesterday have returned home according to reports.
6. #GARDAÍ WHO LUNCH: It cost €93,000 a week for Garda lunches and overnight stays last year.
7. #RUDE TWERP: Interviewing royalty Michael Parkinson has not held back on his views on actress Meg Ryan in a new interview.
8. #HEALY-RAE: The Sunday Times reports that newly elected TD Danny Healy-Rae signed a lucrative utility contract with Irish Water, despite running upon an anti-water charges platform.
9. #HARE TODAY: Today is your last chance to snap up some of the distinctive hare artwork that has been on display in public spaces around the country in recent times.
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