The 9 at 9: Wednesday

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as we start Wednesday.

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

1. #WHIP ROUND: Sinn Féin received €400,000 in donations in the US, TheJournal.ie has learned.

2. #EYES DOWN: The State exams kick off today, with around 119,000 students set to sit the Leaving and Junior Certs.

3. #HALAWA: Dublin teenager Ibrahim Halawa will stand trial in Egypt today.

4. #DENIS O’BRIEN: The judgement in the RTÉ versus Denis O’Brien case could be delivered today.

5. #COLLISION: A man in his 30s has died after his car hit a tree in Galway last night.

6. #FIFA: Sepp Blatter may have resigned as head of football’s world governing body, but that doesn’t mean his troubles are over. The FBI is reportedly investigating him.

7. #DEPORTATION: An Irish-speaking family faces deportation because of crossed wires between two government agencies.

8. #DIAGNOSE ME: Teenagers are being diagnosed by the internet and treating the information as seriously as if it was given by doctors and nurses.

9. #GSOC: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman’s Commission has stood over its investigation into a garda who took his own life.