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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Welcome to Sunday morning – here’s all that’s happening in your world.

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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you get ready to face the day.

1. #HARD BREXIT: British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to finally outline her preference for a ‘hard’ Brexit in a speech on Tuesday.

2. #DOMESTIC ABUSE: Gardaí are to make the pursuit of domestic abuse ‘a priority’ under a new policing plan.

3. #MIGRANT CRISIS: Over 100 migrants are feared to have died after their boat overturned and sank off the Libyan coast.

4. #ACCUSED: The Sunday Independent reports that a Garda, who has been accused of separate sex assaults on a woman and a young girl, is now preparing to sue the State.

5. #NOTORIOUS APPROVAL: Half of Irish people want MMA to be recognised as a legitimate sport.

6. #MICRO DRONES: The US could be set to use military micro-drones that move in swarms.

7. #GAS CRAIC: Here’s how much Irish farmers are being paid to count the amount of gas their cows are emitting.

8. #WAR ON TERRORISM: Gardaí have been given an extra €55 million to help fight the threat of international terrorism.

9. #IN GOD WE TRUST: Lady Liberty is to be portrayed as a black woman on a US coin for the first time.