EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #RIO: Irishman Kevin Mallon has been released on bail from prison in Rio.

2. #COMPLAINTS: It’s been revealed that a staff member of a nursing home used ”foul and abusive language” to threaten lives while working.

3. #PLANES OVERHEAD: Locals living near Dublin Airport have expressed concerns about noise over the planned building of a new runway.

4. #ON THE DOUBLE: Vulture funds are seizing and selling the assets of small businesses at twice the rate of last year, reports The Sunday Business post.

5. #DWYANE WADE: Donald Trump is facing criticism for saying that the shooting dead of the cousin of an NBA basketball star is a reason to vote for him.

6. #HIJABS: An Garda Síochána says it is not currently looking into changing its uniform policy to accommodate people who wear hijabs or turbans.

7. #PRIZED ASSET: Gardaí are investigating a possible gangland crime link to the theft of a show-jumping horse owned by former Console boss Paul Kelly, reports The Sunday Independent.

8. #POKÉSTOP: The Sunday Times reports that a representative body for the Defence Forces says that the use of a Dublin memorial as a Pokéstop in Pokémon Go is ‘disrespectful’.

9. #THE COMMITMENTS: In an interview with The LA Times, director Alan Parker says that Kilbarrack was ‘too dull’ to set the iconic film in despite it being based on the Dublin suburb.