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The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know about this morning, including: Occupy Galway camp dismantled, a new Mission to Prey court case, and why one company won’t advertise on Facebook anymore…

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know this morning.

1. #WAR CRIMES: The trial of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic begins at The Hague today, with Mladic charged with 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide. His defence team had argued for a delay in the trial because of the 70-year-old’s ill health but the request was rejected by the judges. At least 400 witnesses are expected to testify during the trial.

2. #OCCUPY GALWAY: Gardaí in Galway have dismantled the Occupy Galway Camp at Eyre Square which had been in place for 215 days. The operation involving about 40 Gardaí began in the early hours of the morning. Galway City council said it took the action to remove the protesters because the camp had been erected without consent.

3. #SHOOTING: Gardaí are investigating after a 32-year-old man was shot and injured as he sat in his car in Ballyfermot in Dublin late last night. The man was approached by a lone gunman who fired a number of shots, hitting the man at least once in his side. The man was able to drive his car to nearby Cloverhill Prison where he received help before being taken to Tallaght Hospital.

4. #CARETAKER GOVERNMENT: The president of Greece is set to appoint a caretaker government ahead of fresh parliamentary elections which are expected to take place next month. The BBC is reporting that a final round of talks to secure a coalition failed on Tuesday, almost a week and a half after the elections produced a hung parliament. The uncertainty has hit the markets with the euro falling to a four month low against the dollar this morning, the Guardian reports.

5. #MISSION TO PREY: A Kenyan bishop has become the third cleric to take legal action against RTE over its controversial Prime Time Investigates programme Mission to Prey, according to the Irish Independent. Edel Kennedy reports that papers were lodged at the High Court earlier this week by Philip Sulumeti, who is seeking damages as a result of his inclusion and portrayal in the programme. Separately, senior management from RTE and the BAI are to meet with an Oireachtas committee later today to discuss issues arising out of the Fr Kevin Reynolds libel case.

6. #COURTS: A former Fine Gael councillor who is on trial over corruption charges has told the court that the €80,000 he received from a property developer was a loan, the Irish Times reports. Fred Forsey Junior said he intended repaying the money he had received from the property developer and denied lobbying members of Waterford County Council to rezone land owned by the developer.

7. #MENTAL HEALTH: Almost one in three young people have experienced mental health problems according to a major new survey of youth mental health in Ireland. The study of 14,000 people aged between 12 and 25 found that nearly half of all sixth years in secondary school reported drinking behaviour outside the normal range and that depression and anxiety were found to be significantly higher when young people engaged in harmful drinking.

8. #BIPARTISANSHIP: The government has said it will not oppose a Fianna Fáil bill which would regulate firms offering debt management advice and household budgeting services. The proposal would compel operators in the debt advice industry to declare their fees upfront and for the Central Bank to produce a code of practice.

9. #SO LONG: One of the biggest companies in America has said it plans to stop advertising on Facebook – because the ads just don’t work. The Wall Street Journal said that General Motors decided that ads on the social networking site have little impact on consumers’ car purchases. Facebook probably won’t be too worried though – the social networking company is expected to be valued at over $100 billion when it floats on the stock market in the next week…

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    Mute Declan Noonan
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:41 AM

    It’s time to go for a drive over Sally Gap and get stuck

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    Mute Gis Bayertz
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:29 AM

    I hate winter and I hate snow. I want spring – NOW!

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    Mute John John
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:29 AM

    I bet when anyone reads the above comment they are singing it in their head

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    Mute John John
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:28 AM

    Oh the weather outside is frightful
    But the fire is so delightful
    And since we’ve no place to go
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    It doesn’t show signs of stopping
    And I’ve bought some corn for popping
    The lights are turned way down low
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    When we finally kiss good night
    How I’ll hate going out in the storm!
    But if you’ll really hold me tight
    All the way home I’ll be warm

    The fire is slowly dying
    And, my dear, we’re still goodbying
    But as long as you love me so
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

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    Mute Mary Kavanagh
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:40 AM

    Wish I could give this more than one green thumb. Sadly only 0.01mm snow on the cars on our road this am! :-(

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    Mute _doesnotcompute
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:13 AM

    Blame Canada.

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    Mute Hugo Sanchez
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:26 AM

    Hmmmm last photo bit suspect..

    ^ ^ ^ off to google snowflakes

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    Mute Hugo Sanchez
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:08 AM

    Let Fake Flake-Gate begin!!!

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    Mute Fergal Kelly
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:16 AM

    I always think snow looks different here. It’s wetter or something like it’s not real snow haha

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    Mute karla carroll
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:18 AM

    That would be sleet.

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    Mute Fergal Kelly
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:20 AM

    No because it’s on the ground sticking like just not properly!

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    Mute Aaron Broughill
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:26 AM

    No because when it snows here the temperature is very rarely below zero, in the likes of Canada wheb it snows the temp is well below zero so the snow freezes

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    Mute Mal
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    Feb 5th 2013, 1:51 PM

    My wife over here in Sweden calls that wet snow! generally when we get snow here the temperature is at least around -3 degrees. The snow blows around like sand a lot of the time, it’s cold enough that it doesn’t melt on your hands, or clothes, or when the sun is out.
    It’s very different to what I knew as snow at home.
    A couple of weeks ago we had -15 degrees and sunny, it’s awesome! as much fun as warm weather methinks!
    Here’s a picture of a lake we walk across:

    https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_CqLUcAz2sM/URENqUB7-wI/AAAAAAAACnQ/kOzm9FXBODU/s772/20130120_130317.jpg

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    Mute Tokidoll
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:03 AM

    I’m delighted to see my picture in there :-) It was a magical sight and a wonderful surprise to wake up to this morning.

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    Mute Sloan Bonnar
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    Feb 5th 2013, 12:35 PM

    Best send everyone home from work early, before the buses are taken off the roads early!!!!!

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    Mute Bláthnaid Belladonna
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:21 AM

    Can people send in more

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    Mute Denise Friary
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:48 AM

    Another week we will be into the mild weather.

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    Mute Redcaff
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    Feb 5th 2013, 11:21 AM

    You mean ‘Summer’.

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    Mute Aileen Carroll
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    Feb 6th 2013, 8:08 AM

    No spring comes first

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    Mute Lee Jones
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    Feb 5th 2013, 12:38 PM

    bah not a screed in kinsealy feck it

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    Mute Bláthnaid Belladonna
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    Feb 5th 2013, 10:22 AM

    I got the answer. Just didn’t c it the first time.

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    Mute Kerry Quinn
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    Mar 26th 2013, 10:49 PM

    Come on now! Alittle bit of snow. Kick back and have a pint.

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    Mute Kerry Quinn
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    Mar 26th 2013, 10:40 PM

    Come on now! A little bit of snow. Kick back and have a pint with friends.

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