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The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your week.

Every morning TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know a little before 9am.

1. #CHILD SHOOTING: A man arrested for allegedly withholding information about the shooting of a six-year-old boy is still being questioned by gardaí.

2. #MASSACRE: Islamic militant group ISIL have posted graphic photos that appear to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers.

3. #ROADS: A 14-year-old girl was killed and a 18-month-old baby was injured when a car crashed into a ditch outside Scartaglen in Co Kerry last night. The 20-year-old female driver was also hospitalised.

4. #NO GOING BACK: Independent TD Stephen Donnelly has ruled out returning to the banking inquiry as the Government announced that it will not be using the party whip on TDs.

5. #AIR SICKNESS: A Boston-bound Aer Lingus flight with 280 people on board had to turn back and return to Dublin Airport after a number of cabin crew members reported feeling unwell.

6. #NO PAY: Luke Ming Flanagan and Brian Hayes will go without pay and expenses for two months because of a gap between them officially being TDs and MEPs.

7. #CLIFF FALL: A 7-year-old boy died after falling from a cliff in Co Antrim last night. The child was airlifted to hospital but died as a result of his injuries.

8. #KIDNAPPING: Israeli troops have widened their search for three missing Israeli teenagers, triggering violent street clashes with Palestinians.

9. #CLEAN AND THANK YOU: Today is International Justice Day for Cleaners, and SIPTU is holding a number of events to mark the occasion.

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