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The 9 at 9 It’s Christmas week. Here’s what you need to know as it starts.

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

1. #COALITION: Joan Burton says a Fine Gael majority would be bad for Ireland.

2. #LAS VEGAS: One person has been killed after a car mounted a path on the Las Vegas Strip.

3. #SPAIN: Spanish voters have delivered a major blow to the country’s traditional parties, leaving Mariano Rajoy scrambling to form a coalition government.

4. #TALLAGHT: A man remains in custody after a standoff in which a number of shots were fired.

5. #MAYO: A teenager has appeared in court charged with the killing of another teen in Claremorris, County Mayo over the weekend.

6. #DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS: Traffic will begin to build this week as people head home from Christmas.

7. #DRONING ON: New rules governing the registration of drones come into force today.

8. #PAY RISES: A number of today’s papers report on a Mercer survey which says that private sector workers will get a 2% pay rise next year.

9. #MISS UNIVERSE: The wrong winner was announced at the Miss Universe pageant. And it was mortifying.

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