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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. #IRISH WATER: The CEO of Irish Water is in front of the Oireachtas Environment Committee today to face questioning and to give a breakdown of their spending.

2. #POST-MORTEM: The post-mortem on a three-year-old child who died after becoming stuck in a lift shaft yesterday is due to take place today.

3. #STRIKE: The Irish Independent reports that the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has warned there could be commuter chaos due to “inevitable strike action” at Irish Rail.

4. #COMMITTEES: The chairpersons of Oireachtas Committees have “serious concerns” about the increase in their workload following the government’s Dáil reforms, TheJournal.ie can reveal.

5. #BURGLARY: Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary that took place in County Monaghan on Sunday evening.

6. #ASSISTED SUICIDE: Figures from the organisation Dignitas shows that eight Irish residents travelled from Ireland to Switzerland to be assisted with their suicide since 1998, reports The Irish Times.

7. #PENALTY POINTS: The Irish Independent reports that 66 drivers have been put off the road for getting 12 penalty points.

8. #SEIZURE: The Revenue Commissioners seized over 22,000 cigarettes that were found in a steel container in Limerick.

9. #SUDAN: More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal.

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