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The 9 at 9 The weekend is here, and here is everything you need to know as you start your day.

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

1. #REFUGEE CRISIS: Migrants have been arriving at the Austrian border on foot or by bus after being stranded for days in Hungary.

2. #FACTS: An analysis of official figures by TheJournal.ie has looked at how Ireland compares in its handling of refugees and asylum seekers.

3. #DEFROCKED: A former priest who was cleared of criminal charges of child abuse but was dismissed by the church continued to celebrate Mass privately at his home.

4. #ELECTRIC PICNIC: It’s now day two of the festival, here’s what’s going on.

5. #CHAT SHOW CIRCUIT: The Late Late Show may be back, but TV3 says it has no interest in making their own night time chat show.

6. #SCANNED: The Department of Social Protection is using facial recognition software to catch welfare fraudsters, reports The Irish Times.

7. #TALLAGHT: Gardaí investigating the death of 44-year-old Karl Holmes have said they are no longer treating his death as murder.

8. #REGRET: Hillary Clinton says wishes she had made a “different choice” and not used a private email account while serving as US secretary of state, according to the BBC.

9. #REPRIEVE: Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly has won his appeal against the red card he picked up in last week’s game against Mayo meaning he can play in today’s replay.

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