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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 A bombing in Germany, Theresa May visits Northern Ireland – it’s the 8 at 8.

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

1. #BOMBING: Twelve people have been injured in southern Germany after a Syrian migrant set off an explosion outside a music festival in Bavaria.

2. #BREXIT: Good Friday Agreement negotiator Martin Mansergh says Enda Kenny is grandstanding about a border poll, and warned an additional agreement may be needed.

3. #CHINA: A woman has died after being mauled by a tiger in a safari park near Beijing.

4. #THE NORTH: Theresa May is visiting Northern Ireland, her first visit as prime minister of the UK.

5. #DEMOCRATS: Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned as chair of the Democratic National Congress on the eve of the party’s convention after emails were leaked showing her preference for Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.

6. #INSURANCE: The Irish company that sold policies on behalf of Gibraltar-based Enterprise Insurance has said it will refund customers.

7. #DEBT: Ireland’s local authorities are over €4 billion in debt, according to new figures released by the Minister of the Environment.

8. #TEACHERS: New rules come into force today allowing anyone to make a complaint about teachers.

9. #ARSON: Gardaí are investigating an arson attack after a car was driven into the doorway of the Flyefit gym in Coolock, Dublin and set alight early this morning.