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The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Wednesday.

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

1. #GUARDIANSHIP: The children of Jason Corbett have been placed under the guardianship of his sister Tracey and her husband David Lynch.

2. #ADULTRY: Hackers have released stolen information from some 32 million users of the affair website Ashley Madison.

3. #SEARCH: Gardaí will resume searching marshland in Dundalk this morning as they investigate the disappearance of Ciara Breen.

4. #THAILAND: Thai police say the Bangkok bomber didn’t act alone and was part of a network.

5. #ABORTION: Seven million women were treated for complications after having unsafe abortions.

6. #TRAFFICKING: A Slovakian gang has been found guilty of trafficking four vulnerable women to the UK to sell them into sham marriages.

7. #HEALTH: Sitting is as bad for your health as smoking, according to researchers at Belfast’s Queen’s University. [RTÉ]

8. #MAKE A WISH: An Irish charity made this little boy’s wish to train a killer whale come true.

9. #ROSE OF TRALEE: Elysha Brennan, from Co Meath, has been crowned the 2015 International Rose of Tralee.

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