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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as we start the weekend.

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

1. #AUSTRALIA: A 25-year-old Irish woman has been charged with the murder of a 29-year-old Irish man who was stabbed to death in Sydney.

2. #DUBLIN: A 32-year-old man was stabbed to death at a house in Tallaght early this morning.

3. #FAKE NEWS: US President Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on the media, describing the press as “the enemy of the American people!”

4. #DRUGS: Gardaí seized heroin valued at €140,000 after the search of a house in Ballymun in Dublin yesterday.

5. #ENDA DAYS: As the pressure grows on Enda Kenny to name his departure date, Fine Gael’s wheels are about to be set in motion.

6. #COLD WAR KILLING: A North Korean national has been arrested over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother. (BBC News)

7. #HOUSE IS A HOME: More and more first-time buyers are speaking about their attempts to get a mortgage for a home.

8. #DEAD-BEAT DAD: A Co. Clare judge has jailed a father, who has received €266,000 in two personal injury claims, for failing to pay arrears in child maintenance.

9. #GREXIT: After Brexit stole the limelight last year, the spectre of Greek EU exit is back.