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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know about this Thursday morning.

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EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #DAY 62: There are suggestions that a deal is finally on the way between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, with a deal involving the suspension of water charges expected to be finalised shortly.

2. #PRISON GANGS: Gangs in prison are controlling the streets from the outside, according to the Prison Officers Association.

3. #CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IS GO: The news that An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for the new children’s hospital on that site of St James’s in south Dublin has been warmly welcomed.

4. #LUAS STRIKE: If you’re a Luas user you’ll have to find an alternative mode of transportation – the company’s workers are on strike again today.

5. #COURTS: A man has been jailed for six years for raping his roommate in a homeless shelter.

6. #BRRRRRRRR: It’s set to be a chilly day across the country. Proof that Irish weather is a law unto itself: it’s been snowing in Laois this morning. Hurry up and arrive why don’t you summer.

7. #WISCONSIN: A two-year-old boy has shot his mother dead from the backseat of her car as she drove using a gun he found on the floor.

8. #HIGHER LEVEL: Male students are getting more As in higher level maths than their female counterparts according to statistics from the State Examinations Commission.

9. #HOME ALONE RUSSIA: A 10-year-old girl has managed to fly across Russia on a commercial plane with no identification or ticket.