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

1. #RULING: A special sitting of the High Court will rule on the treatment of a clinically dead pregnant woman today. Legal advice has prevented her life support from being switched off.

2. #RELIEF: Two missing children last seen boarding a train on Sunday have been found safe and well in Dublin.

3. ALCOHOL: Analysis of drink driving data by the Irish Independent has revealed the the worst counties for the offence. The rate per 1,000 people is highest in Monaghan – twice the national average.

4. #PUBLIC: Minister Simon Harris has said it’s a ‘myth’ that Fine Gael only represent the rich in Irish society.

5. #ROAD DEATH: A 29-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle road crash in Longford.

6. #PATROL: The Irish Mirror reports that armed gardaí are patrolling an estate in Clondalkin after a gunman shot two people in separate incidents over the weekend.

7. #WWW: North Korea’s internet is back online after a massive outage. Some security experts have pointed the finger of blame at the United States.

8. #SPLASH: Heading out and about? Be careful, there are rainfall warnings in place.

9. #BAD SANTA: Gardaí in Clare are searching for a young caroller dressed in a Santa outfit in connection with the disappearance of a Nintendo DS from a window-sill. It was last seen when the boy, believed to be 12, arrived a house in Sixmilebridge to sing.