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The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know about this morning.

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

1. #TOTAL RECALL: TDs are coming back from their summer holidays early to talk about the Apple tax ruling.

2. #STRIKE: All Dublin Bus services will end at 9pm, ahead of the scheduled midnight start of a 48-hour strike.

3. #BREATHING DIFFICULTIES: Children have been left gasping for air after a chemical attack in Aleppo where government warplanes dropped suspected chlorine bombs.

4. #UNCONSCIOUS: Gardaí are investigating an assault on an off-duty Garda at a GAA match in Co Sligo which left the man unconscious.

5. #GARDA REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION: The Garda union is asking members whether or not they want to strike over pay.

6. #SOCIAL CARE IRELAND: A new survey shows 90% of social care workers have experienced violence in the workplace.

7. #ÁRAS ATTRACTA: The opinions of 140 people in care homes were documented and published in a report as part of a review of Áras Attracta.

8. #FUNDING: There are calls on the government to fund Translarna, a treatment for boys with a specific type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).  The condition affects approximately one in 3,500 male births.

9. #HIDDLESWIFT: Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston have split up after three months of dating.

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