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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know this Friday morning.

LAST UPDATE | Apr 26th 2019, 8:48 AM

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

1. #STORM HANNAH: A third weather warning has been issued by Met Éireann ahead of Storm Hannah’s arrival later today. 

2. #VACCINATIONS: The HSE has said falling take-up rates for a childhood vaccination against a dangerous type of meningitis are of “critical concern” in internal briefings. 

3. #NORTHERN IRELAND: Talks aimed at restoring Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive involving the country’s main parties are expected to be announced today.

4. #ATM: The PSNI has recovered two ATMs after they were stolen from a supermarket in Ballymena, Co Antrim overnight.

5. #ATTACK: Gardaí have launched an investigation after a suspected device was thrown through a window of a house in Co Louth last night. 

6. #VIOLENCE: An additional €1.5 million in funding is set to be provided to frontline services combating domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in Ireland. 

7. #ADVERTISING: The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland has dismissed a complaint about a Cadbury Creme Egg promotional campaign. 

8. #NORTH KOREA: President Vladimir Putin says he’s willing to share details with the United States about his summit with Kim Jong Un.

9. #SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka’s top police official has resigned over failures that led to a series of deadly bomb attacks on Easter Sunday.

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