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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 The week is nearly over, but the news keeps coming.

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

1. #PARTY ON: Independent TDs Catherine Murphy, Stephen Donnelly and Roisin Shortall are planning to start a new political party, both the Irish Times and Independent report.

2. #PORTMARNOCK: A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after an incident in a sewer pipe in Dublin yesterday.

3. #ATHLONE: A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty in the River Shannon.

4. #BILDERBERG: The Bilderberg Conference gets underway today. Here’s what it’s all about.

5. #PAYOUT: A man has been awarded €5,000 in an unfair dismissal case after refusing to divulge his brother-in-law’s business plans.

6. #TATTOOS: Most Irish businesses say that they wouldn’t hire a person who has a visible tattoo.

7. #MAJORCA: An Irish pensioner has died in a car crash on the Spanish island of Majorca.

8. #WEATHER: It may be beautiful this morning, but if you live in south Leinster and Munster, get ready for rain.

9. #ISIS: The US is upping its response to the Islamic State by sending a further 450 troops to Iraq.

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