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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know this morning.

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

1. #NO REGRETS: Eddie Downey says he doesn’t regret his decision to resign as President of the Irish Farmers’ Association, according to RTÉ.

2. #DIG DEEPER: Your bus, rail and Luas fares are going up from today.

3. #WELCOME DECEMBER:24-hour wind warning has been issued for 11 counties.

4. #JOBS: Hundreds of new jobs have been announced for Cork, Dublin, and Limerick this morning.

5. #ANNIVERSARY: On this day one year ago, the body of 43-year-old Jonathan Corrie was found in the doorway of a building just a stone’s throw from government buildings.

6. #WAITING: More than 6,000 people in Ireland have been waiting more than a year to either see a consultant or have surgery to restore their eyesight.

7. #COURT: A Meath woman stole over €132,000 from a sugar distribution firm to repay €90,000 she had taken from a previous employer to help her family.

8. #MISSING: A new series by TheJournal.ie is examining the personal stories of missing people and of the people involved in searches as the country marks national Missing Person’s Day this Wednesday.

9. #HATERS: A group that “hates and resents fat people” is handing out cards reading ‘FAT’ to women on the London Underground.