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The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know this morning.
LAST UPDATE | 15 Oct 2018
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1. #BREXIT: Brexit talks between London and Brussels’ chief negotiators failed to agree a draft divorce settlement last night, after stalling over the issue of the Irish border once again.
2. #NCT: The National Car Test contract for the next ten years will be worth €650 million to the successful bidder.
3. #MISSING: Gardaí in Mayo are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 22-year-old Margaret Lawrence.
4. #TRUMP: US president Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn’t know if it’s manmade.
5. #LITTERING: Economically disadvantaged areas in Irish cities are more littered now than they were last year, an annual survey has revealed.
6. #DAVID TAYLOR: RTÉ News is reporting that Superintendent David Taylor has applied to retire from An Garda Síochána following his suspension from the force over the weekend.
7. #IMMIGRATION: The government is introducing a scheme that will offer a pathway for “undocumented” non-EU nationals living in Ireland to stay here.
8. #SHOOTING: Gardaí in west Dublin have launched an investigation after a 30-year-old man was injured in a shooting incident last night.
9. #DIRECT PROVISION: The private firm that is shutting down the largest direct provision centre in the capital, received payments totalling €27.5 million from the state over an 11 year period for operating the centre, new figures show.
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