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

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #STILL IN THE DARK: Schools are back, public transport services are returning to normal but there are still over 130,000 people without power since Storm Ophelia.

2. #CLEARED FOR LANDING: Court hears that the there is no “unenumerated right to an environment” contained the Irish Constitution as activists try and stop new Dublin Airport runway.

3. #FUTURE CARE: New digital technologies are revolutionising healthcare, according to experts.

4. #NOTHING TO PSC HERE: There has been a significant pushback against the rollout of a catch-all public services card, new records have revealed.

5. #UNITED AIRLINES: Two security officers who dragged a man off a United Airlines flight have been sacked.

6. #CCTV: Police in the UK have released CCTV images of a man they suspect of being involved in sexually assaulting seven children in London.

7. #OPHELIA: Director of Friends of the Earth Oisín Coghlan argues that ministers are much more comfortable causing disruption to cope with climate change than to prevent it.

8. #TAX: The Cabinet is to hold a special meeting today to discuss the finance bill which will give effect to new measures announced in last week’s budget. (RTÉ)

9. #LA DAVID JOHNSON: Trump has been criticised for allegedly calling a soldier’s widow and telling her it’s what her husband “signed up for”.

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