The 9 at 9: Thursday

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know this morning.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1.#STORM: Members of the Defence Forces are continuing to assist council staff with flood defence efforts in Clare, Limerick and Westmeath this morning.

2. #DELETE: A Central Bank whistleblower who claims he was told to delete findings of an audit report has made a protective disclosure to Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald, RTÉ reports.

3. #SKY HIGH: It has been revealed that monthly rents were 8.6% higher at the end of September compared with the same period last year.

4. #TEMPORARY RELEASE: Clare Daly says she won’t pay her fine and is willing to breach security again at Shannon

5. #OVERCROWDING: Nurses look set to strike next week after talks with the HSE broke down last night.

6. #DISCRIMINATION: This group wants to embarrass TDs into tackling ‘educational apartheid’.

7. #BEEP BEEP: Increased Dart frequency could lead to more traffic congestion in Dublin, it has been warned.

8. #CALIFORNIA: A homeless man who was sleeping inside a bin survived two compaction cycles after the bin was emptied into a rubbish truck.

9. #DON’T WORRY: Happiness has no direct effect on mortality, according to new research.