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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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

1. #REPORT FOR DUTY: Garda whistleblower Keith Harrison has been medically cleared to work after over two years on sick leave due to stress.

2. #BREXIT: A leaked Cabinet memo warns there is no plan for Brexit.

3. #LOADING: A broadband analysis found parts of the country experience speeds up to 36 times slower than others.

4. #NEW ZEALAND: Up to 100,000 landslides have been reported after yesterday’s earthquake.

5. #US RELATIONS: Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said yesterday she was “horrified” at the language Donald Trump used about women, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

6. #IRISH RAIL: A new review into loss-making rail services has found one line between Limerick and Ballybrophy is costing €550 per passenger to operate, according to The Irish Times.

7. #LIGHT IT UP: The ‘mayhem’ seen at Sunday’s Christmas lights ceremony on Grafton Street in Dublin will not be repeated when the Henry Street lights are switched on.

8. #FEELING FESTIVE: TDs may be getting their Christmas holidays early this year because the Dáil unexpectedly worked through the mid-term break.

9. #BRRRR: Temperatures are set to hit freezing with wintry showers forecast for this week.