The 9 at 9: Thursday

The 9 at 9 The week is nearly over and here’s what you need to know.

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

1. #POLL POSITIONS: The coalition parties won’t have enough support to retain power according to a new opinion poll in today’s Irish Times.

2. #DENIAL: The North’s former first minister has denied that he received a payment as a result of a Nama deal.

3. #OFFICE SPACE: Dublin is suffering from a serious lack of office space, a new report says.

4. #INVESTMENT: The Nevin Institute think-tank says that the Budget should deliver investment, not tax cuts.

5. #EVIL EMPIRE: North Korea says that America is to blame for the migration crisis.

6. #ADDICTED: A successful businessman has spoken about being born addicted to heroin.

7. #BRAINWAVES: Researchers at Trinity College are building technology that can be controlled with the mind.

8. #TRAFFIC: A truck which caught fire on the M1 motorway is causing traffic problems around Dublin this morning.

9. #BELFAST: A man chased off an attacker after his friend was sexually assaulted.