The 9 at 9: Tuesday

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as we start Tuesday.

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

1. #DEBATE: The second leaders’ debate took place last night, as the election gets ever closer. Here’s what happened.

2. #THE FACTS: There were a lot of claims made in the debate. Here’s which ones are true. And which ones are less true.

3. #RIP: Tributes have been paid to a Fianna Fáil councillor who died while canvassing for Willie O’Dea.

4. #LUAS: Luas drivers are set to strike on St Patrick’s Day, causing transport chaos for thousands in the capital.

5. #CONSTRUCTION: Women are being urged to apply for construction courses as the industry faces a “critical” shortage of graduates.

6. #SYRIA: Bashar al-Assad has poured cold water on an internationally-backed plan for a ceasefire in Syria.

7. #LIZARDS: The Irish Wildlife Trust is asking members of the public to keep an eye out for Ireland’s two native lizard species.

8. #GRAMMYS: Kendrick Lamar took home the most awards, but Taylor Swift stole the headlines after firing back at Kanye West at last night’s Grammys.

9. #BATACLAN: As the band prepares for a memorial concert to those killed at their gig in the Bataclan Theatre in Paris, Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes says that if everyone had guns, the massacre may not have happened.