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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your Monday.

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

1. #MEETING: Ministers from around the world are meeting in Paris this morning to discuss how to defeat Islamic State.

2. #PENALTY POINTS: High ranking Gardaí and whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe will meet later today after new claims that Gardaí are still canceling penalty points.

3. #POTENTIAL: Ireland could free up to 24,000 hospital beds and save between €2 million and €7 million by letting stroke patients out early.

4. #INVESTIGATION: A “small number” of Gardaí are being investigated for their behaviour on personal social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.

5. #LAID TO REST: The funeral of Ian Paisley will take place today, it will be held in private with immediate family only. A public memorial service will be scheduled for later in the year.

6. #COURT: A man is due in court this morning after guns and €250,000 worth of drugs were found in two houses in Tallaght.

7. #CONSTITUTION: The Department of Justice has stated that a referendum to establish a new dedicated Family Court is not necessary.

8. #GET THINKING: The think-ins of Labour and Fianna Fáil will both start today. Labour is holding a two-day meeting in Wexford while Fianna Fáil will hold its meeting in Roscommon.

9. #NEW TREATMENT: A new radiation treatment could lengthen the lives of those suffering from small-cell lung cancer.