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The 9 at 9 It’s Friday! Here’s all the news happening in your world right now.

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

1. #OWN GOAL: Irish charity GOAL is under US investigation for alleged funding mismanagement in Syria.

2. #DAY 63: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are today to apparently discuss housing policy as the quest to form a government continues. This morning, we ask which independent TDs are open to talking to Enda Kenny.

3. #RIP: A pedestrian has died after being knocked down by a van in north Dublin.

4. #MORE LUAS TROUBLE: South Dublin Luas green line trams are out of operation this morning due to a technical fault. The issue is not related to the ongoing industrial action at the company.

5. #SEARCH: Gardaí are to begin excavating a south Dublin garden after a woman alleged two children she gave birth to were murdered and buried there.

6. #LUCKY FOR SOME: An Irish prisoner who regularly attacks prison officers has been ‘rewarded’ with a walled garden.

7. #TRUMP: A suspicious white powder sent to the campaign office of the Republican frontrunner has been deemed safe.

8. #CHILDREN’S REFERENDUM: Opponents of the 2012 referendum say their “worst fears” have been realised.

9. #MEDICINAL CANNABIS: A Cork family is appealing for their daughter, who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy, to be allowed to use cannabis-based medicine.

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