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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 Sunday.

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

1. #MISSING: There is still no trace of 15-year-old Sait Canbullu who was abducted in broad daylight by two men wearing balaclavas in Wexford on Saturday afternoon. Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information. 

2. #EXECUTION: There has been widespread condemnation after Islamic State released a video showing British hostage David Haines being beheaded. British Prime Minister David Cameron described the killing as “an act of pure evil”.

3. #POPULAR KIDS: There’s good news for the government parties this morning: a new opinion poll puts Fine Gael up 3 points to 28% while Labour is up one point to 8%.

4. #PLAY MISTY FOR ME: Met Éireann has issued a yellow alert as a heavy fog has descended across the country this morning. Motorists have been urged to take extra care on the roads.

5. #WILL THEY STAY OR WILL THEY GO: Four opinion polls published this morning suggest that the vote on Scottish independence is too close to call, the BBC reports. The referendum takes place this Thursday.

6. #CHAINSAW: Golfer Greg Norman is recovering in hospital after almost losing his left hand in a chainsaw accident. The 59-year-old tweeted that he was “damaged but not down and out”.

7. #IDENTIFIED: Gardaí have confirmed that a body found in a bog in Meath is that of Cavan man Gerard Daly who went missing in 2011. The body was discovered as excavation work was carried out at the bog.

8. #EQUALITY: Gay rights groups have given a cautious welcome to the pledge by a junior minister to change the law to stop discrimination against teachers because of their sexuality.

9. #GOLD DUST: A 300-year-old gold ring found by a man in a field near his house in Antrim has been declared as treasure by a coroner in Northern Ireland. The ring has now been taken to the British Museum for evaluation.