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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here are all the big stories you need to know as you start your week.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #TUSLA: The child and family agency Tusla has admitted it was aware of the case of alleged sexual abuse at a foster home in the southwest. 

2. #O’HIGGINS REPORT: A new report into criminal investigations in the Cavan Monaghan division has found no evidence of Garda corruption, RTÉ is reporting. 

3. #ASHERS: The bakery at the centre of the ‘gay cake’ row in Northern Ireland will be back in court to appeal the judgement today. 

4. #CHANGES: The new government will replace the HSE with a new health commission, the Irish Times is reporting.

5. #GREECE: MPs have approved the country’s toughest austerity measures yet, sparking off riots.

6. #NORTH KOREA: A BBC journalist has been expelled from the country after three days of being held in detention.

7. #SABINA HIGGINS: The President’s wife has spoken out on abortion in the case of fatal foetal abnormality, the Irish Independent is reporting.

8. #WICKLOW: Wicklow County Council has denied locking two homeless men in a building during an ongoing protest. 

9. #TAX HAVENS: A number of the world’s top economists are urging world leaders to recognise that there is no economic benefit to tax havens, the Guardian is reporting.