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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Everything you need to know as you start your morning.

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

1. #ASHFORD: A man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of Anne Shortall.

2. #RULE BREAKERS: Sinn Féin has broken Dáil rules on party political broadcasts… AGAIN.

3. #IRISH WATER: We Won’t Pay says its entering the boycott phase of its campaign by encouraging people not to pay water charges.

4. #ISLAMIC STATE: A French TV network was taken off the air after an ‘unprecedented and far-reaching’ cyberattack.

5. #SHOOTING: Body cameras has been ordered for all members of the police force after a white police officer was filmed gunning down a black man.

6. #KERRY: A wildfire near Killarney National Park was brought under control last night. [RTÉ]

7. #GUILTY: One of the men behind the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is facing a death sentence after being convicted of 30 charges, including killing a police officer.

8. #SCHOOLS: A report has found that pupils in rural areas do better in tests than their urban counterparts.

9. #MAD FOR THE DART: Over 9 million journeys were made on Irish Rail so far this year.