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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as we start the weekend.

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

1. #SHOW OF STRENGTH: Theresa May is set to hold a cabinet meeting as she attempts to assert her power after a disastrous election.

2. #CORB-WIN: Meanwhile, Labour Party members and media commentators are admitting they got it wrong about Jeremy Corbyn.

3. #TOP EARNERS:  The highest paid person in the HSE made almost €600,000 last year, new figures show.

4. #ASSESSMENT: The HSE has also revealed that thousands of children with disabilities are being left waiting for months on end for assessments.

5. #ABSTENTIONISM: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has hit back at Micheal Martin over the Sinn Féin policy of abstentionism from Westminster.

6. #DIVORCE: Children whose parents go through nasty divorces can be harmed mentally for decades, researchers have found.

7. #SLASHING: A man was taken to hospital after being slashed in a Dublin city park yesterday evening.

8. #LEAVING CERT: As students sit down to take the Leaving Cert this week, they will be joined by a 73-year-old man.

9. #AGEING: The Citizens’ Assembly will discuss the issue of ageing today.