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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as you celebrate the greatness of Robbie Brady.

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

1. #WE’RE THERE: Ireland are into the last 16 of the European Championships, as Robbie Brady ensured his place in Irish history.

2. #PRAISE: President Michael D Higgins sent his congratulations to the team and the Irish fans.

3. #BREXIT: Voting begins in the Brexit referendum today, with polls saying it’s too close to call.

4. #CONVICTED: A man has been convicted for sexually abusing two young boys, one of whom said he viewed the man as “family”.

5. #AMPUTATION: Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice has hit out at the HSE over the funding of a machine for a patient who could lose a leg.

6. #COLOMBIA: The longest-running armed conflict in the world will come to an end today as Colombia agrees a deal with FARC rebels.

7. #REVENGE PORN: Calls have been made for an update to the laws surrounding “revenge porn”.

8. #ATHLONE: Three people have been charged in connection with a burglary from a shop in Athlone.

9. #NO BILL NO BREAK: US Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor to force a debate on gun control legislation.