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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.

EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you nine things you need to know with your morning cup of coffee.

1. #AUTISM: Autistic children as young as eight-years-old are being locked in so-called ‘withdrawal rooms’ for hours without supervisionTheJournal.ie can exclusively reveal.

2. #CHARGED: A man has been charged in relation to the “chess game” murder in Castleknock yesterday. It is reported in a number of newspapers that two of the man’s organs were removed in the assault.

3.#CRASH: A man is his 60s has been killed in a road accident in Ennis, County Clare.

4.#RELEASED: Two men have been released from garda custody today following their arrests in connection with the death of Vincent Maher in Finglas at the weekend.

5. #TRIAL: The trial date for Seán Fitzpatrick and other former Anglo executives is to be set shortly.

6. #IRISH WATER: It is expected that Irish Water will seek the permission of some of the companies it paid €50 million in consultancy fees to, before giving a breakdown of spending to an Oireachtas committee, reports The Irish Times.

7. #CHILD ABUSE: Public hearings into allegations of historical child abuse by the Church and State in Northern Ireland is to begin today.

8. #RACISM: There is a 700 per cent increase in racist incidents reported to the PSNI than to the gardaí, a new study by The Immigrant Council reveals.

9. #AIB: The Irish Independent reports that AIB is to offer temporary loans and flexible repayment terms to those impacted by the recent storms.

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