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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 It’s the last Thursday before Christmas – here’s everything happening in your world this morning.

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

1. #BERLIN: German authorities are under fire after it emerged that Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri was under investigation as a suspected jihadist.

2. #FERRY CHAOS: A number of Holyhead services have been cancelled tomorrow as Storm Barbara begins to make its presence felt.

3. #HEPATITIS C: The disease has been effectively eradicated in haemophilia patients who were given contaminated blood.

4. #GARDA OVERTIME: Over €54 million was spent on Garda overtime in the first 10 months of 2016.

5. #APOLLO HOUSE: The occupiers of the Dublin building say that public support is key in their fight against homelessness.

6. #FIGHTING BACK: Retired Garda Joe Leahy describes how Tipperary is fighting back against the scourge of suicide.

7. #COURTS: A man who stole €10,000 from the life savings of an elderly friend has avoided jail.

8. #KNOCK OFFS: This is how Revenue catches purveyors of counterfeit produce in the run-up to Christmas.

9. #COLORADO: A convicted criminal who was released 90 years early by mistake has pleaded with a judge not to re-incarcerate him.