EACH MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.

1. #COLLISION: A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Meath. It happened late last night on the Drumconrath to Kingscourt road.

2. #COURTS: The judge in the Graham Dwyer trial is due to give his final directions to the jury today. Catch up on all the recent reports here.

3. #DAMNING REPORT: The HSE has threatened legal action to stop Hiqa publishing a report into the Midland Regional Hospital, according to The Irish Times. The report, examining the deaths of five babies, reportedly places the blame on senior management.

4. #WHO OWNS WHAT: The Register of Members’ Interests for 2014 has been published, allowing us a glimpse into the financial affairs of our politicians. Find out all the details, from holiday homes to shares, here.

5. #SCAM: More than a dozen credit unions have been hit by a simple scam by a foreign criminal gang, the Irish Daily Mail reports. It involved depositing money from stolen credit cards by phone, and withdrawing it soon afterwards in person.

6. #FOUNDING FATHER: Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of Singapore, has died aged 92. He is credited with building the country into the economic powerhouse it is now.

7. #DRIP DRIP: Some €900,000 is due to be spent by CER on Irish Water consultancy. The Herald reports that the contract will be to advise them on regulation of the utility over the coming years.

8. #EVICTIONS: The Land League will stage a protest at Castlebar Courthouse this morning after being made aware of over 150 applications for repossession of homes. The group said it must be “embarrassing for the government and the Taosieach in particular” that such a high number of applications would be made in his home town.

9. #TREATMENT: The Sun reports that Ashya King, whose parents were jailed for taking him abroad for brain tumour treatment, is now free of cancer. His parents had taken him to Prague, as the specialist treatment was not available in the United Kingdom.