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The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as we start Thursday.

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

1. #ALL-TIME LOW: US President Donald Trump says relations between his country and Russia may be at “an all time low”.

2. #BUS ÉIREANN: The three-week Bus Éireann strike could end today when a Labour Court recommendation is delivered.

3. #FULL NEST: Couples whose adult children are living at home are being prevented from downsizing their homes, a report suggests.

4. #TERRORISM: A security meeting has been called by the Taoiseach as he revealed gardaí are monitoring a small number of individuals “who do not have this country’s interests at heart”.

5. #DRUG DRIVING: Road safety chiefs are warning people who may abuse Valium-like drugs and get behind the wheel.

6. #GOAL: Aid agency Goal will not lose US funding after an inquiry into alleged fraud at the charity.

7. #UNITED: New footage has emerged from an incident on a United Airlines plane that contradicts the airline’s claim that the passenger was disruptive.

8. #65 ROSES: Today is 65 Roses Day, a fundraising appeal organised by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

9. #CANADA: A Canadian man who groomed an Irish teenager for sex has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.

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