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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here are the top stories as Thursday gets underway.

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

1. #HIT AND RUN: A man is in a serious condition after a hit and run incident in Artane in Dublin.

2. #CONTAMINATION: A new EPA report has shown that private water supplies are generally more contaminated than public supplies.

3. #ABUSE: Child and family agency Tusla has received 56,000 reports of child abuse in a three-year span.

4. TRAGEDY: An investigation into the fire that killed four people yesterday (including three children) in Clondalkin is set to resume this morning, RTÉ reports.

5. #DROGHEDA: A man in his 70s died after being involved in a single vehicle crash yesterday in Louth.

6. #GRACE: The new terms of reference into an investigation around allegations of severe sexual abuse of a child while she was in foster care over a prolonged period of time are set to be debated in the Dáil today.

7. #GRAND STRETCH: The weather has improved in recent days, with dry conditions and temperatures set to reach 14 degrees in places.

8. #WIKILEAKS: The CIA has launched a criminal investigation after a trove of hacking tools used by the agency were released by Wikileaks.

9. #DELAYS: There are significant delays of up to 40 minutes on all services through Connolly Station in Dublin due to an earlier point problem.