The 9 at 9: Wednesday

The 9 at 9 It’s the halfway point of the week 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. #TRAFFICKING: A man is being questioned in connection with a human trafficking operation in Donegal.

2. #DROGHEDA: A man is due in court in connection with a stabbing at a pharmacy in Drogheda yesterday.

3. #HOUSE PRICES: Asking prices for Dublin houses have fallen for the first time in almost three years.

4. #CAPITAL IDEAS: The Taoiseach has denied that the government’s €27 billion capital spending are electioneering.

5. #BEAUMONT: A man is in a serious condition after a single-vehicle collision next to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

6. #BABY DEATH: A woman who apparently hid her pregnancy gave birth at home, then tossed her newborn daughter out a seventh-story window to her death was arrested yesterday on murder charges.

7. #SHARK ATTACKS: Australia is to use electrical barriers to curb shark attacks on swimmers.

8. #EXECUTION: A woman has been executed in the US state of Georgia, despite an appeal for clemency by Pope Francis.

9. #CELBRIDGE: A man in his 20s has been arrested following the death of a man in Kildare yesterday.