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The 9 at 9 It’s the last day of the weekend – and here’s everything you need to know as we start the day.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories, a little before nine, you need to know with your morning coffee.

1. #RESIGNATION Today’s Sunday World contains the story that led TD Patrick Nulty to resign unexpectedly last night. It details inappropriate messages sent to a teenage girl and to other women, some of which were sent by Nulty from inside Leinster House. Nulty has admitted sending messages while under the influence of alcohol.

2. #MALAYSIA A pallet and belts have been spotted in the Indian ocean by Australian aircraft hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The search, which will involve four military and four civilian aircraft, is to return to the area to try and zero in on the objects again.

3. #MADRID An anti-austerity protest turned violent in Madrid yesterday evening, after tens of thousands of people descended on the city at the end of a “march for dignity” against the state of the country’s economy. After youths smashed bank windows, police fired rubber bullets.

4. #SEARCH The search is ongoing for a missing Co Armagh fisherman on Lough Ree. The Sunday World says that a second member of the trio – who were plunged into the water when their boat capsized – has not been told about the tragic death of his other friend who was rescued.

5. #EURO The government drew up contingency plans to replace the Euro amid fears it could collapse, the Sunday Independent says. The 2011 plans for a possible currency replacement were drawn up in secret by two teams from the Central Bank and Department of Finance.

6. #PULSE A Cork mother, who is a member of the Travelling community, has spoken of her shock over discovering that gardaí put the details of her two young children into the PULSE system after they went to have passport forms signed. She told the Sunday Times that she feels her family’s privacy has been breached.

7. #PRO LIFE The Standards in Public Office Commission has ended its investigation into a trip that 11 TDs and Senators took to the US with a pro-life group. The Sunday Times says this was because the participants said the trip was educational.

8. #MUDSLIDE Three people have been killed and three critically injured in a landslide in Washington State in the USA. CNN says that people were heard crying out for help from underneath debris. One of the rescued was a six-month-old boy.

9. #EBOLA An Ebola outbreak has struck Guinea, with 34 people dying from the highly contagious deadly disease. There is no treatment or vaccine available for the disease, which kills between 25 and 90 per cent of those who fall sick with it.

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    Mute Valentine Kane
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    Mar 27th 2022, 7:51 PM

    This is criminal, these could down a plane, have they no common sense at all? Please jail them when they are caught.

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    Mute Billy Davies
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    Mar 28th 2022, 10:31 AM

    @Valentine Kane: ah but at least they got their good drone shot and can share it with the local newspaper on Facebook or whoever

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    Mute John Mc Auley
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    Mar 27th 2022, 7:50 PM

    Some areas have electronic blockers to prevent drone flight.
    Why can’t DAA do the same

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    Mute Shane McGrath
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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:04 PM

    @John Mc Auley: that would only block a sophisticated drone. Rudimentary ones could just fly anyway.

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    Mute Y U no spell good?
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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:24 PM

    @John Mc Auley: that has nothing to do with either DAA or the IAA. That’s a feature provided by the drone manufacturer

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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:27 PM

    @Shane McGrath: it’ll block the DJI range of drones I know for example you can’t fly a drone in or around Certain GAA grounds or hospitals airports military bases prisons etc but the cheap å$$ ones could go anywhere.

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    Mute TrollsRrealpeople2
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    Mar 28th 2022, 12:17 AM

    @Shane McGrath: make them illegal so.

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    Mute Liam Mc Meel
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    Mar 27th 2022, 7:38 PM

    People mst not be able to read the brand new signs No Drone Zone

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    Mute sean o'dhubhghaill
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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:34 PM

    I generally avoid abuse and insults on public forums. But what a complete dik-hed.

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    Mute David A. Murray
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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:40 PM

    You cannot operate a DJI brand drone near restricted airspace (Geo zone feature).Other drone manufacturers (as far as I am aware) don’t provide this. Since DJI have about 70% of the consumer drone market, the situation could be a lot worse.

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    Mute Dave Lennon
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    Mar 28th 2022, 12:38 AM

    bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual

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    Mute Paul Furey
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    Mar 28th 2022, 9:59 AM

    @Dave Lennon: you’re wrong about it being bogus .

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    Mute Shane Fleming
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    Mar 27th 2022, 8:57 PM

    Anyone else skeptical that the drone is owned by the DAA in order to get more people through security?

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    Mute Don Hogan
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    Mar 27th 2022, 9:44 PM

    @Shane Fleming: Only you bro. Watch out for the little green men.

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    Mute rhino burns
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    Mar 27th 2022, 9:37 PM

    Ye would be fairly peed off after the two hour mess at security today and then be further delayed because of a drone

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    Mute Barry Dempsey
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    Mar 27th 2022, 10:10 PM

    @rhino burns: we just flew in from Malaga and saw a LOT of people running to catch flights- what exactly happened?

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    Mar 27th 2022, 10:31 PM

    @Barry Dempsey: poor mis management basically ,the 1000 staff laid off during pandemic have been slow to be replaced and even new employees are been held up due to security passes/ clearance taking up to 3 months .
    Plenty of missed flights for people.
    They better get their house in order for the summer.

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    Mute Dave Lennon
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    Mar 28th 2022, 12:38 AM

    bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual

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    Mute Dave Lennon
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    Mar 28th 2022, 12:37 AM

    bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual

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    Mute Jane Alford
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    Mar 28th 2022, 9:42 AM

    Should keep shotguns at the airport. Just sh00t the little annoying bits of plastic down.

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    Mute Sean
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    Mar 28th 2022, 1:22 PM

    @Jane Alford: no use if they are too high

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