The 9 at 9: Sunday

The 9 at 9 It’s Sunday. Stay in bed a bit longer and have a read of the day’s stories.

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

1. #MARK OF RESPECT: The Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR) group has called on members of the public to lay flowers at the graves of Magdalene women today.

2. #TRUTH: Patrick Joseph Haverty spent the first five and a half years of his life in Tuam mother and baby home. He told TheJournal.ie, ‘You were just a bastard in their eyes. But they can’t hide from the truth now’.

3. #EXPLOITED: Working for €2 an hour and being forced to break the law – this is the plight of Ireland’s au pairs.

4. #HONEST DAY’S WORK: A Fine Gael senator has had her travel expenses cut after changes to the route between Dublin and Mayo shortened her commute to Leinster House by 200 metres.

5. #WRAP UP: A status yellow wind warning is in place for six counties today.

6. #URINE TROUBLE: Scientists have developed a test to measure how much urine is contained in a large body of water, and their findings may be unwelcome.

7. #PROMISES: A controversial pipeline won’t use American steel despite Trump’s promise that it would.

8. #HIDDEN: A man has been jailed for six years for the possession of nearly €1.7 million worth of cannabis which was hidden in a consignment of vintage clothing.

9. #AGRICFOOD: Seaweed could shield Ireland’s food and drink business from the Brexit fallout.