EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.
1. #PYONGYANG BANG Kim Jon Un has been left embarrassed after a missile test failed a day after the dictatorship showed off its military might.
2. #BACK ON TOP Enda Kenny and Fine Gael are once again the most popular party in the country, according to a new opinion poll.
3. #NO VACANCIES The plight of homeless families is not abating but there are some green shoots of hope as people are rehoused in new ‘homeless hubs’.
4. #DRINK DRIVING Over half us think that drivers shouldn’t be taken off the road for having alcohol in their systems.
5. #JESUS CHRIST Nails which were used in crucifixions are among the recently discovered artefacts from the time of Jesus.
6. #RACIST BABIES A new study has shown that infants as young as six-months-old show signs of racial bias.
7. #UP IN SMOKE An Irish businessman is helping companies get a foothold in the Cuban market as the trade embargo eases.
8. #SEA CHANGE The Clontarf sea wall is changing again and people and businesses in the area aren’t happy.
9. #APPEAL A year after his murder in Belfast, the PSNI is making a new appeal for information over the death of Michael McGibbon.
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