EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #OH I GOT FRIENDS: Donald Trump has launched an attack on Hillary Clinton over her links to “cell phone tycoon” Denis O’Brien.

2. #TRAPPED: An Irish citizen whose father and brother were killed by the so-called Islamic State has been denied permission to bring his mother to Ireland.

3. #LONG NIGHT: Talks are continuing after 20 hours in an effort to solve a pay dispute and stave off the forthcoming strikes by workers at Dublin Bus.

4. #HOMELESSNESS: Dublin City Council is taking enforcement procedures against Dunnes Stores on Grafton Street for erecting gates outside its front entrance.

5. #CRIME: A public forum chaired by RTÉ’s Joe Duffy last night heard about the extent of Dublin’s inner city crime problems.

6. SOUTH CAROLINA: The teenage suspect in the shooting at a playground at a US school is belived to have killed his father.

7. #SKINNY PILLS: An ad for slimming tablets broke guidelines for showing women who looked too thin and too young.

8. #GOING VEGAN: Former president Mary Robinson has encouraged more people to go vegan as part of efforts to fight climate change.

9. #PLAYERS’ UNION: Former Dublin footballer Dessie Farrell is to leave his role as chief executive of the Gaelic Players Association.