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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 The death of a legend, rising river levels in Paris and multiple bank holiday warnings.

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

1. #THE GREATEST: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died, aged 74.

2. #STAGGER: Pedestrians have been warned by the Road Safety Authority not to “stagger” home this weekend in order to avoid being hit by a vehicle.

3. #TURKEY: An Irish man has been reportedly stabbed to death in Turkey, according to local media reports.

4. #BUILDING: A number of building sites have been closed in Wicklow over fears that they might be contaminated with asbestos, according to the Irish Times.

5. #RESERVOIR: The ESB has issued a warning to people not to swim in reservoirs .

6. #TRAVEL: A number of transport providers have issued a number of warnings for the bank holiday weekend – including disruption to Irish Rail routes and a number of cancelled Bus Éireann services.

7. #RISING: The River Seine in Paris is rising to record levels due to heavy rainfall, The Guardian reports.

8. #BACK AND FORTH: A war of words has erupted between presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – with the former saying Trump wanted to be America’s “dictator”, according to AFP.

9. #BIG DATA: Ryanair’s head of technology John Hurley has said that he thinks Big Data is ‘wank’.