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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 start your day.

1. #YOU’VE GOT MAIL: The Policing Authority is expected to contact An Garda Síochána about reports Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan used a commercial email address for garda business, RTÉ reports.

2. #APPOINTMENTS: Chief Justice Susan Denham has said she was surprised by Minister Shane Ross’ comments that the judiciary would fight change.

3. #FRANCE: Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of the presidential race in the first round of the right-wing primary.

4. #TRAGEDY: Tribute have been paid to a 23-year-old woman who died after falling from the back of a van in Galway early yesterday morning.

5. #MAKING HISTORY: Commuters on the 6.14am train from Newbridge this morning became the first to benefit from the new Phoenix Park tunnel line.

6. #CRISIS: The HSE has failed to assess some 2,500 children for disability by the six month deadline, the Irish Examiner reports.

7. #ASSISTED SUICIDE: Nearly 70% of people in Ireland are in favour of right-to-die legislation.

8. #WINTER IS HERE: A fog warning is still in place across the country this morning, with Met Éireann forecasting the cold conditions will continue all week.

9. #PROTEST SONG: Green Day led a furious chant against President-elect Donald Trump last night at the American Music Awards. “No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong shouted repeatedly during the group’s performance.

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