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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Storm Doris is causing some disruption this morning – here’s your morning round-up.

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

1. #STORM DORIS: More than 45,000 homes are without power, there’s debris on the roads, and flights and ferries have been cancelled.

2. #LONG GOODBYE: Enda Kenny has appeased Fine Gael members over his leadership and the party’s future at last night’s parliamentary meeting.

3. #ROLLBACK: US President Donald Trump has overturned Obama’s guidelines on bathroom use for transgender students.

4. #CRIME: The number of crimes committed by people who were out on bail fell over 27% last year, with 18,926 crimes recorded by such suspects in 2016.

5. #TESCO: The store has called for an end to a “reckless” strike by staff at 22 stores.

6. #LÉ RÓISÍN: Irish Navy rescued a fisherman suffering from severe chest pains in Bantry Bay last night.

7. #TECH FIRM: Japanese firm Ricoh has announced 110 jobs and investment in their north Dublin headquarters.

8. #COURTS: A woman who was attacked and injured by a dog in a public park has lost a €60,000 claim for personal injuries against South Dublin County Council.

9. #APOLLO HOUSE: “There are definitely stories in there that would fit onto the big screen,” film director Jim Sheridan said on the Apollo House occupation.