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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 It’s Friday! You made it. Now catch up on all there is to know this morning.

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

1. #MATERNITY: Nearly 70 women died or were incapacitated in Ireland’s maternity hospitals last year.

2. #BSE: The positive case of mad cow disease found at a Co Louth farm will most likely see Irish beef slipping back to ‘Control’ status internationally minister for agriculture Simon Coveney has admitted.

3. #GREECE: The Euro is back in crisis after the IMF dramatically walked out on talks with Greece last night.

4. #TRAGIC: The widow of Alan Harris, who died tragically after inhaling toxic fumes in Portmarnock on Wednesday, has paid an emotional tribute to her husband.

5. #ROAD DEATHS: A woman in Wexford and man in Kilkenny have died in two separate overnight crashes.

6. #GERMANWINGS: Co-pilot of the fateful flight that crashed into the Alps Andreas Lubitz had seen 41 doctors in five years.

7. #PAKISTAN: A teacher in the northwest of the country accidentally shot dead one of his pupils while cleaning his gun in his school’s staff room.

8. #E COLI: Swimmers in Killiney, south Dublin are advised to avoid bathing in the area after high levels of E Coli were found in water samples taken this week.

9. #PENIS TRANSPLANT: The world’s first recipient of a penis transplant is to become a father.