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The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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

1. #NORWAY: The death toll from yesterday’s gun attack on the Norwegian island of Utoya has risen to 80. Authorities discovered more victims after searching a wider area of the island following the shootings at a youth Labour Party retreat. One Norwegian man has been arrested in connection with the attack and is also suspected of organising the explosion outside government offices in Oslo which killed at least seven people.

2. #BUDGET: Finance Minster Michael Noonan has warned that the interest rate cut secured for Ireland’s bailout loans won’t ease pressure on the government to make further budget cuts of €4bn.

3. #ROADS: A 39-year-old man has died after his motorbike collided with a wall on the Shore Road in Killala, Co Mayo, last night. Separately, another motorcyclist aged 43 was killed when his bike struck a wall near Celbridge, Co Kildare, at around 3am today.

4. #MOBILE SECURITY: In response to the News of the World phone hacking scandal, Irish mobile phone operators are preparing to contact their customers with advise on how to better secure their voicemails, the Independent reports.

5. #VACCINE: The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix only be given to those aged under 20 if the annual flu jab is not available. The Examiner reports that the advice comes after an investigation was launched into reports of narcolepsy among youths who were administered Pandemrix. The paper says an investigation into 13 reported cases in Ireland is ongoing.

6. #ROBODOC: A new high-tech surgical robot has successfully helped prolong a woman’s pregnancy and, as a result, a healthy baby girl was born to the woman yesterday morning in Cork. The Irish Daily Mail (print edition) reports that Anne and Patrick O’Mahony from Donoughmore, Co Cork, were approached for the groundbreaking procedure following the death of their son Dylan last February.

7. #US DEBT: The latest round of talks aimed at tackling the US debt crisis have collapsed, with Republican House Speaker John Boehner walking away from the meeting with Obama, the BBC reports. The pressure to conclude the negotiations has been building for months and the US faces a potentially catastrophic debt default on 2 August if an agreement has not been reached before then.

8. #TUBRIDY: Ryan Tubridy presents his first BBC Radio 2 show this morning from 10am as he fills in for Graham Norton over the next eight weeks. RTÉ’s digital radio station 2XM will be streaming the show live.

9. #WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS…: A US man who went missing from Chicago in 1979 and was declared legally dead seven years later has shown up – alive – in Las Vegas. The AP reports that the FBI had investigated his disappearance over possible mafia connections, but had not solved the case. Arthur Gerald Jones, also known as Las Vegas bookie Joseph Richard Sandelli, has been arrested on charges of identity theft and fraud.

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    Mute Paul Hedderman
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    May 31st 2021, 3:43 PM

    April traffic last year was virtually non existent due to the first lockdown with all of europe pretty much shut down. Mostly repatriation flights…… There could only be an increase in April this year. Four times next to nothing is still next to nothing. Dublin Airport is still virtually dead with cargo and business jets making up a large chunk of arrivals and departures. Govt travel restrictions in full force.

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    May 31st 2021, 3:55 PM

    @Paul Hedderman: big time, sure last week only had 5700 pax a day on average and next week over 7000 down from 100,000 a day. Still the point is no one could travel now or then bat essential reasons

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    May 31st 2021, 4:08 PM

    @Scott Crossfield: 3300 transatlantic passengers in a month is crazy. 110 a day. Over 5/6 flights. 20ish per flight. Hope they all got bumped up business class!!

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    Mute Scott Crossfield
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    May 31st 2021, 4:42 PM

    @Paul Hedderman: even with the blame Tony crowd he can’t be blamed for TA as not allowed into the USA apart for some reason

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    May 31st 2021, 5:13 PM

    @Scott Crossfield: US presidential proclamation stopping entry of travellers.

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    May 31st 2021, 5:15 PM

    @Scott Crossfield: the blame Tony crowd are clueless in fairness. Unless they are all Leo and Michael fanboys.

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    Mute Dave Harris
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    May 31st 2021, 3:55 PM

    I don’t think the covid loving mob are ready to move away from the outdoor drinking yet so might be best to keep this article on ice for a few more days when they are ready move on to their next outrage.

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    Mute UK Hurling Bloke
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    May 31st 2021, 6:34 PM

    @Dave Harris: the outdoor drinking “Covid loving mob”?
    Is that the mob on South William St. or NPHET?

    Just askin’ ‘cos either way you make no sense whatsoever !

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    Mute Jaymes Moynihan
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    Jun 1st 2021, 11:53 AM

    @Dave Harris: “Covid loving mob” go away you simpleton

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    Mute Wessss
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    May 31st 2021, 4:19 PM

    In other news …. water is wet

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    May 31st 2021, 4:43 PM

    …but still 6 times lower than 2019. FFS !

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    Mute Mark Hosford
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    May 31st 2021, 5:43 PM

    Werent all the airlines closed last April –
    4 times a really low number can still be a really low number …

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