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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Twitter clamp down, Michael D Higgins on a state visit to Germany, and an increase in the living wage – here’s what’s making the headlines.

LAST UPDATE | 3 Jul 2019

EVERY MORNING TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day. 

1. #CLAMP DOWN Social media giant Twitter has suspended a number of accounts, some of which had Irish followers, which featured images of young children accompanied by sexualised captions. 

2. #SPONSORSHIP Companies Barry’s Tea and FBD Insurance have both cancelled sponsorship of greyhound races following an RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme last week. 

3. #STATE VISIT President Michael D. Higgins will today begin an official state visit to Germany – the first visit to the country by an Irish head of state since 2008.

4. #LIBYA Nearly 40 migrants have been killed in an air strike on a detention centre in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. 

5. #CANNABIS Chronic pain conditions, which are not currently listed under the new medicinal cannabis access scheme, will be kept under review, Health Minister Simon Harris said. 

6. #WAGES The updated living wage in Ireland, which is decided by the Living Wage Technical Group, has risen by 40c to €12.30 per hour.

7. #FIRE A man has been jailed for eight years for starting a fire which spread to his neighbours apartments. 

8. #LONDON A baby which was delivered prematurely at eight months after his mother was stabbed to death in London has died. 

9. #WEATHER Summer is well and truly underway with sunny skies forecast for the country and temperatures of between 17C and 22C.

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