EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ELECTION DAY: It’s finally here – the day we cast our votes. If you live on one of 12 islands.
2. #ARRESTED: A man arrested in Spain awaiting extradition on sexual abuses charges to Ireland is a senior IRA figure, according to a number of reports today.
3. #GRAND NO-ALITION: Leo Varadkar is quoted in today’s Irish Independent as saying a Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil coalition wouldn’t last a full term.
4. #LONDON: A man remains in custody after a hostage incident in London’s Leicester Square.
5. #IN THE PICTURE: A gay Toronto couple are unhappy that an independent candidate in Kerry used a picture of them with their son while campaigning.
6. #SYMPHYSIOTOMY: Women whose pelvises were broken during childbirth could have their medical records destroyed under a redress scheme.
7. #BABY, COME BACK: Nigel Lawson, a former Thatcher minister, says that Ireland made “a mistake” and rejoin the UK.
8. #OPERATION TRANSFORMATION: The finale of the popular television show takes place tonight, with leaders shedding a serious amount of weight.
9. #CLINTON: Hillary Clinton asked an advisor about Irish abortion before an official visit in 2012, new emails have revealed.
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