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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 These are the top stories you need to know this morning.

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

1. #SPOOKS: British spies are in Ireland keeping tabs on suspected ISIS sympathisers here. 

2. #TERROR: Spanish police have said that the terrorists were planning a bigger attack.

3. #MURDER: An investigation has been launched after an Irishman died following a suspected assault in Birmingham.

4. #FLUSH WITH CASH: A plumber who claimed he was sacked after a row over a urinal cleaning job has been awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal.

5. #RITA APINE: A man has been sent forward for trial accused of murdering Rita Apine in Kilkenny in May.

6. #CLASS ACTION: School principals have said more should be done to help parents with the rising cost of primary school education.

7. #WHITE EXTREMISTS: Analysts in the US have warned that there are tens of thousands of members of far-right white power groups.

8. #HON THE ROSSIES: Heritage Week is in full swing at the moment and we’ve been finding out why archaeologists are trying to preserve an abandoned Roscommon village.

9. #SIR MIXALOT: An Irish cocktail maker from Cork is to battle it out with drink makers from across the world at the World Bartending Finals.