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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.

EVERY DAY, TheJournal.ie brings you nine things you need to know with your morning cup of coffee.

1. #KENYA: There is still a number of hostages being held in the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya this morning. Gunfire has been heard, with officials stating that they have the terrorists surrounded.

2. #LABOUR: The latest Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes poll shows that Labour has increased in popularity by 4 points, with Sinn Fein up 2 points. [The Sunday Times]

3. #ACCUSED: A senior Goldman Sachs employee in the US has been charged with the rape of an Irish J1 student. The banker denies the allegations. [The Sunday Independent]

4. #ARTHUR’S DAY: The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland will host a meeting tomorrow to discuss Diageo’s marketing initiative, Arthur’s Day.  [The Sunday Business Post]

5. #REFERENDUM: One in three voters say they do not understand the Seanad question particularly well or at all, according to latest Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes poll. [The Sunday Times]

6. #ESB: Electricity Supply Board unions are to hold a ballot for industrial strike action over pensions. [RTE]

7. #SAVITA: Praveen Halappanavar is to sue Savita’s doctor for negligence. [The Sunday Independent]

8. #GERMANY: Germans have begun voting in parliamentary elections, an election that many European countries, including Ireland will be watching closely.

9 #THE FINAL: The day has finally arrived – the All Ireland senior football final. Whether you are for the boys in blue or green and red, here is your essential match guide from TheScore.ie. And if you are one of the unlucky people who couldn’t get a ticket, here is how they scrambled for tickets in the 1948 and 1958 finals.

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