The 9 at 9: Sunday

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know on your day of rest.

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

1. #NO DEAL: The DUP has denied it has agreed a deal to prop up Theresa May’s Conservative Party.

2. #TRACKER MORTGAGES: Banks in Ireland are declining to give updates on how they are handling the tracker mortgage scandal.

3. #RAINY DAY: The Sunday Business Post reports that Leo Varadkar will turn his back on a €1 billion a year rainy day fund in order to use the money on infrastructure.

4. #RIP: Tributes have been paid to former minister Austin Deasy, who died yesterday.

5. #JIHADI: The Sunday Times reports that a Tallaght-based man is among 59 people identified as jihadis by Saudi Arabia.

6. #FRANCE: France goes back to the polls today, with Emmanuel Macron tipped for another massive win.

7. #PAPER TRAIL: The government is spending €1.5 million on storing paper records.

8. #RAQQA: US-backed forces are advancing on Raqqa – a stronghold of the so-called Islamic State.

9. #MURAL: A mural challenging Ireland’s drug laws has been erected at Front Square in Trinity College.