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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #DEBATE: Here’s a round-up of the biggest moments of the third and final US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

2. #DEBATE: If you want a more detailed look back, here is what happened blow-by-blow.

3. FIRST-TIME BUYERS: The Government is set to make changes to the first-time buyers scheme announced in the Budget, after criticism from opposition parties and the Central Bank.

4. #SYRIA: A “humanitarian pause” announced by Russia has formally come into effect in Aleppo to allow civilians and rebels to leave the city. There are reports that Turkish airstrikes killed up to 200 people in the city last night.

5. #DEPRESSION: People working in the Irish education sector are particularly at risk of developing work-related depression, a new study has found.

6. #COURT: An employee at a Dublin nightclub was glassed in the face and lost two front teeth when he tried to stop an assault on a woman, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

7. #STUDENTS: Thousands of students protested in Dublin yesterday, calling for more funding and support for third-level education. We spoke to some of them about why they took to the streets.

8. #RUBBERBANDITS: Ahead of the 2016 Lingo spoken word festival in Dublin this weekend, we spoke to Blindboy Boatclub about mental health in Ireland and socially-engaged art.

9. #FUNERALS: The average cost of a funeral in Ireland is €4,062 but costs vary greatly in different parts of the country, according to new research.