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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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

1. #TRUMP: US President Donald Trump will take a first step toward enacting his pledge to “build a wall” on the Mexican border by issuing an executive decree today.

2. #STARDUST: Families say new evidence has come to light and are calling for a new inquiry into the 1981 nightclub fire in which 48 people died.

3. #PROPERTY: If trends continue, national property prices will rise by an average of 7% in 2017, with even higher price increases predicted for the Leinster region, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

4. #PRISON: Five inmates died in the custody of the Irish Prison Service last year, records released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.

5. #IT COULD BE YOU: The winner of an €88.5 million Euromillions jackpot is yet to be revealed, but we know the ticket was sold in Ireland.

6. #BUS ÉIREANN: Acting Chief Executive Ray Hernan is due to address the Oireachtas Transport Committee, amid ongoing concerns about the company’s finances.

7. #HACKING: The man who hacked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence has received a nine-month jail sentence.

9. #SCHOOLBAGS: A government committee is to hear submissions on the possible effects the weight of schoolbags have on children.

9. #DUBLIN: Work on The Liberties’ new park will begin in the coming weeks.

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