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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
LAST UPDATE | 17 Aug 2018
EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. #ON THE UP: Dublin rental prices are now €500-a-month higher than the boom as students are “left scraping the barrel”.
2. #SPOTLIGHT: The Vatican has said that the pope is on the side of victims of abuse, after issuing a statement speaking of “shame and sorrow” following the scandal in the US.
3. #WHO RUN THE WORLD: Girls continue to outperform boys in getting top marks in the Leaving Cert.
4. #WEATHER WATCH: Get your umbrella ready… it’s going to be a wet and humid weekend.
5. #ON HOLD: A military parade ordered by Donald Trump has been postponed after costs spiralled over €79 million.
6. #QUEEN OF SOUL: The city of Detroit has been left reeling by the death of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.
7. #TAKEN DOWN: The stars of a new RTÉ drama hope it will open up a conversation on Ireland’s treatment of immigrants.
8. #GEORGIA: A US police chief has defended using a taser on an 87-year-old grandmother cutting dandelions.
9. #LOFTY PERCH: A French chef with 21 Michelin stars is battling his eviction from the Eiffel Tower.
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