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GOOD MORNING

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

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #INQUIRY: As the public hearings at the Disclosures Tribunal draw to a close, Mr Justice Peter Charleton has plenty to mull over after being told contradictory accounts of events by several witnesses.

2. #HEALTHCARE: Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here’s where the money goes.

3. #ANNIVERSARY: There are fears for the future of a ferry service in Carlingford amid the struggle to reach a Brexit deal. Today marks the second anniversary of Britain voting to leave the European Union.

4. #TRUMP: The US Navy is preparing plans to construct sprawling detention centres for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in California, Alabama and Arizona, Time reports.

5. #EOGHAN MURPHY: A charity official who is attempting to transfer 21 occupied houses to Clare County Council has criticised delays in the process and called on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to intervene.

6. #SMEAR TESTS: 88 women and their families affected by the CervicalCheck controversy are yet to receive their medical files despite requesting them, the Irish Examiner reports.

7. #EXERCISE CAUTION: Temperatures are set to soar to as high as 29 degrees over the next week and people have been advised to stay safe in the sun.

8. #ADVICE: The Irish Buddhist Union has warned people in Dublin city centre not to be conned by a fake monk who asks people for money.

9. #NETFLIX: A senior Netflix executive has been fired for using the N-word.

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