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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what’s happening as we start Friday.

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

1. #BOMBS Three devices found in a vehicle in Naas following a garda search.

2. #UPROAR A council house has gone up for private sale for €200k less than what it cost to build.

3. #TENDER HUGS Catholic Church has started a new campaign to help couples celebrate Valentine’s Day.

4. #OFF THE WALL Drug addict went on a crime spree robbing shops over nine days to feed his habit, a court heard.

5. #SAVE THE WHALES Over 400 whales have washed up on a New Zealand beach in one of the largest mass beachings in decades.

6. #ELECTED CEO of Swim Ireland Sarah Keane has succeeded Pat Hickey as the head of the Olympic Council of Ireland.

7. #SEE YOU IN COURT Trump hits out after his travel ban appeal is dismissed.

8. #FRANCE The Eiffel Tower is to get a glass security wall in response to the city’s terror threat.

9. #JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT 300 new positions have been announced at professional services company Accenture.

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