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

1. #SAMMON LIQUIDATION: Schools under contract to the building firm in liquidation say they’re still optimistic they can open their doors in September.

2. #PROFILE: David Drumm was once the darling of the Irish financial industry. Convicted of fraud yesterday, he’s set to be sentenced on 20 June.

3. #JOBS JOBS JOBS: British transport company Go-Ahead is set to recruit 425 staff in Ireland.

4. #RIP: Flamboyant nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow has died aged 77.

5. #SQUEAKY BREXIT TIME: Theresa May is facing a revolt from her own Brexit minister over the Northern Ireland border issue.

6. #SONIC ATTACK: The US has evacuated staff from China over fears regarding a mysterious ‘sonic induced’ brain trauma illness.

7. #WRC: A Traveller charity has been ordered to pay €17,500 to a woman who raised concerns over Garda vetting.

8. #ABORTION NI: The UK Supreme Court is set to rule on whether the North’s abortion laws violate human rights.

9. #RATHER HOT: The fine weather is set to stretch on into the middle of next week.