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The 9 at 9 All you need for your Sunday morning news roundup.

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

1. #BREXIT MEANS BREXIT: UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a ‘Great Repeal Bill’ that will pave the way for the country to leave the EU.

2. #CATH LAB: The father of a young girl with a chronic heart condition has called for the government to instate a second cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford.

3. #MIGRANT CRISIS: Hungarians are expected to reject a referendum on the EU’s refugee resettlement plan but turnout could be a problem.

4. #IRISH WATER: Fianna Fáil’s Thomas Byrne has insisted that his party’s policy on water charges has been consistent and that the bills ‘won’t be coming back’.

5. #BACKED UP: An internal investigation has substantiated claims that gardaí colluded with heroin dealing in a midlands town, reports The Sunday Times.

6. #STICKING PLASTER: Dublin’s housing crisis is so dire that if the social housing list was stopped today, it would take 22 years and six months to fill the demand.

7. #MOUNTAINS MURDER: A man is still being held by gardaí after a man was found dead in a wooded area near Tallaght in Dublin.

8. #MANBIJ: A nine-year-old child has spoken about what it’s like to live in a town that until recently was ruled by the so-called Islamic State.

9. #HOMECOMING:  Crowds are expected to attend an event in Smithfield to celebrate Dublin’s win over Mayo in the All-Ireland football final.

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