EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #ABUSED: TheJournal.ie has spoken to a man who was abused for years and is now seeking redress he is due from the state.

2. #ABORTION: A Cork-based GP has said that provisions must be put in place to ensure no woman is “discriminated against” when legislation is enacted to provide abortions in Ireland.

3. #TRUMP: The G7 summit ended in farce and a renewed threat of global trade war yesterday as US President Donald Trump abruptly rejected the text of a consensus statement and bitterly insulted the Canadian host.

4. #ASSAULT: Gardaí in Cork are investigating a serious assault on a man at his house in Ballincollig, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

5. #SHOTS: Gardaí are also also investigating an incident in which shots were fired at a house  in Rathsallagh Park, Shankill last night.

6. #INVESTIGATORS: The Irish state hired private investigators to spy on hospital consultants as part of its efforts to thwart a massive pay claim, the Sunday Business Post has revealed.

7. #SUMMIT: following the G7 summit, US president Donald Trump set of for Singapore for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong un.

8. #CHARITY: An animals welfare charity in Co Clare has  temporarily suspended its activities after it was targeted by an online campaign.

9. #HSE: The HSE has been accused of spy of failing to release medical records of a woman who, according to her solicitor, is dying from cervical cancer, the Sunday Independent reports.