EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #ORLANDO: The wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen is being questioned amid claims she knew of his plan.
2. #MISSING: An appeal has been made after an Irishman failed to return home after the Ireland match against Sweden on Monday.
3. #DISNEY: A two-year-old boy was dragged into the water at a lake in a Disney resort.
4. #LOW PAY: A research paper from the ESRI says that raising the minimum wage will do little to ease people out of poverty.
5. #FACEBOOK: Irish children are being targeted on Facebook by junk food companies, a new report says.
6. #HIV: The number of people contracting HIV in Ireland is rising due to the number of people using intravenous drugs.
7. #ELDER ABUSE: A report from Age Action today says most elder abuse is carried out by family members.
8. #SWORDS: Gardaí have appealed for help in finding a missing 15-year-old.
9. #WEATHER: It’s quite nice today, but there is the risk of some thundery showers.
On Snapchat: Yesterday was World Blood Donor Day, so we went to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to see what they do. Check it out:
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