The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as the day gets started.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #QUARRY: Two teenagers who drowned in a Clare quarry yesterday have been named locally as Jack Kenneally and Shay Moloney.

2. #VISIT: The Government is to spend a further €1.8m on security personnel and equipment for Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland later this year, according to recently published tender documents.

3. #TARIFFS: The US imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium are due to kick in today, sparking outcry from America’s allies and fears of a trade war.

4. #HAWAII: The hottest and fastest-moving lava of Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption spread across new parts of the Big Island yesterday, forcing officials to order evacuations.

5. #GARDA: A senior member of An Garda Síochána is at the centre of two separate internal investigations arising from his behaviour during the abortion referendum, TheJournal.ie has learned.

6. #POSTERS: Today is the final day for referendum posters to be removed before campaign groups become subject to fines.

7. #WEATHER: Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for the entire country today. 

8. #WATER: A burst pipeline that affected water supply to Drogheda and East Meath was repaired last night, but a water outage could continue for up to 48 hours in some areas, Irish Water said.

9. #ITALY: Italy’s populist parties are to be sworn into power today after they reached a new coalition deal.

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