The 9 at 9: Tuesday

The 9 at 9 Catch up on your commute this morning.

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

1. #MAKE THE DEAL: The board of Aer Lingus has recommended that shareholders accept IAG’s €1.3bn takeover offer.

2. #SHUTDOWN: A major storm across the northeastern United States has forced a shutdown of all New York travel services. Irish flights are also affected.

3. #DUBLIN: GSOC is investigating after a man was critically injured in a crash in south Dublin last night.

4. #TOUGH TALK: Greece is expected to choose its finance minister to be dispatched to Brussels for crunch talks, according to The Guardian.

5. #NEVER CRASH EVER: Facebook and Instagram are back online after suffering a 40 minute worldwide outage.

6. #HEALTH SERVICE: Ireland has dropped eight places to 22nd in a European survey of healthcare standards.

7. #GREEN GRASS: More Irish emigrants are returning home confident of securing employment according to a new survey.

8. #IN MEMORY: Exactly 70 years ago today, the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet forces.

9. #DON’T WANNA MISS A THING: An asteroid the size of a cruise ship passed over earth last night, astronomers in Dublin caught it on video.