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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #GONE GONE GONE: Enda Kenny took just seven minutes to say goodbye having announced his resignation as Taoiseach. Meanwhile, people are split as to whether or not Kenny was a good Taoiseach.

2. #SPECIAL PROSECUTOR: The pressure on US president Donald Trump has been increased significantly after independent special prosecutor Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, was appointed to lead a ramped-up investigation into the president’s alleged ties with Russia.

3. #FAKE HOTEL: A Dublin building advertised as a 120-room luxury hotel getaway is actually a two-up, two-down in Booterstown.

4. #GLEN: The LGBT charity is to cease operations after allegations of financial mismanagement.

5. #RIP: Rock star and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has died suddenly aged 52.

6. #GANGLAND: James Gately, who was shot through the neck last week near Dublin Airport, is expected to make a full recovery.

7. #YUCK: Sewage, animal faeces and bacteria are among the reasons six Irish beaches failed their environmental quality test.

8. #CHARLETON: The chair of the Garda whistleblower tribunal says the response to it has been ‘very disappointing’.

9. #AUSTRALIA: A deputy at the Australian tax office stands accused of conspiracy to defraud the government of €110 million.