The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Good Morning. It’s Wednesday and these are the nine stories you should know before 9 o’clock hits.

By Christina Finn Wednesday 7 May 2014, 8:29 AM

May 7th 2014, 8:29 AM 13,902 Views 2 Comments

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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know with your morning coffee.

1. #MISSING: The Irish community in Sydney have gathered to help in the search for missing Clare man Donal O’Sullivan who has been missing since Saturday.

2. #COURT: A 25-year-old woman has been charged in relation to a car crash which killed a three-year-old boy on Monday.

3. #BANKRUPTCY: The developer Sean Dunne has asked a US Bankruptcy Court to set a deadline for how his dual Irish and US bankruptcy will be handled, reports RTÉ.

4. #RALLY: A protest will take place outside the Nigerian Embassy today to raise awareness about the missing 220 girls kidnapped by a militant group in Nigeria.

5. #NURSES: The Irish Nurses and Midwives Oranisation will be discussing how the Irish health service is ‘frequently unsafe’ at their AGM taking place today in Kilkenny.

6. #AER LINGUS: The airline has seen a boost in passengers with the total passenger traffic at 974,000, up 12.2 per cent compared to the same period the previous year.

7. #BOMBING: A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the 1998 bombing of Moira police station in Northern Ireland.

8. #MADELEINE: British police investigating the the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said that search activity of a nearby apartment complex will begin in the next few weeks.

9. #JOBS: Kildare-based underwater technology company Cathx Ocean is to create 50 new jobs.

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