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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what’s happening as you start your Saturday.

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

1. #FALLOUT The Maurice McCabe smearing scandal is rumbling on. Here’s a round-up of what has happened so far. 

2. #STRONG HANDS Trump has met with the Japanese PM as the president spoke of a potential new travel ban.

3. #LIFESAVERS New campaign launched to urge employers to safeguard staff who drive for work.

4. #TRAGEDY British police searching for key witness after Irishwoman dies in train collision.

5. #SAVE THE WHALES Human chain formed to save 200 whales from beaching on notorious New Zealand strand.

6. #SHOCK Elderly man left shaken after raiders forced their way into his rural Kildare home on Thursday night.

7. #IN PAIN Woman who developed back pain at 18 left bed bound after HSE refuses to fund operation

8. #IMMIGRATION Eight people deported after garda operation in Louth.

9. #TURNED DOWN Here’s why two TDs are turning down their ministerial pensions.