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The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know this morning.

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

1. #FREEZING: There are snow and ice warnings again on the roads this morning as temperatures hit as low as -4 overnight.

2. #HRB: New research shows that two people died every day in 2015 over drug use, with alcohol the number one drug.

3. #ALABAMA: Donald Trump made a last-ditch effort to get Roy Moore elected despite molestation accusations.

4. #APPEAL: Police in the North have appealed for information regarding the death of a woman on Devenish Island in April.

5. #POSTCODE LOTTERY: In Westmeath, nearly 9 in 10 drink driving cases led to a conviction. In Waterford, it’s just over 3 in 10.

6. #END OF LIFE: Almost half of older people are depressed in the months before their death, according to a new study.

7. #ENNIS: A couple battling to keep their home discovered they were victims of the tracker mortgage scandal “by accident”.

8. #MYNAMEIS: Music, poetry and personal testimonies will be heard outside the Dáil today for a family friendly homelessness protest.

9. #HAVOC: The severe weather is causing chaos on the continent, as heavy snow and freezing conditions left thousands stranded.

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