EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.

1. #FREEDOM: The Troika is leaving town. Ireland officially exits the bailout process on 15 December so today marks the final inspection by European and IMF officials.

2. #TWTR: Twitter will make its Wall Street debut later today with a share price tag of $26, making a billionaire of its co-founder Evan Williams.

3. #GPO GIRL: The High Court will today decide what will happen to Samantha Azzopardi, the 25-year-old Australian citizen who was taken into HSE care last month after gardaí discovered her in a distressed state on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. The extensive investigation into her true identity has cost the state an estimated €350,000.

4. #CHRISTMAS: The Deloitte Christmas Spending Survey predicts that Irish people will spend about €1.5 billion on food, drink and gifts this year – the highest amount of any European country, says the Irish Examiner.

5. #COURTS: A High Court judge has said he was ‘improperly’ asked about his ruling in a custody battle by a Circuit Court judge following an inquiry by a Dáil deputy in 2010, reports the Irish Times.

6. #GUARANTEED IRISH: A dairy farm in Omagh has complained to TDs and senators about a ban on carrying the ‘Farmed in Ireland’ logo on its milk because it sources produce in Tyrone, according to the Irish News.

7. #JOBSWATCH: Facebook is moving its EMEA headquarters to a larger office space in Dublin’s Silicon Docks to make room for extra staff.

8. #POISONED: Swiss scientists have judged that Yasser Arafat was poisoned with a radioactive substance, causing his death.

9. #ALL STARS: For the first time in 17 years, there are NO Kilkenny players on the All-Star hurling team. There are plenty of Clare men, though.