The 9 at 9: Tuesday

The 9 at 9 Not long to go now. Here’s everything you need to know three days before Christmas.

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

1. #TAXI: Hailo says last weekend was their busiest ever in Ireland.

2. #POWERGRID: Eirgrid spent €2.7 million on legal fees in the last five years.

3. #ISLAMIC STATE: Police in Pakistan are seeking a network of wealthy women who are fundraising for Islamic State.

4. #PLANNING: New planning guidelines will pave the way for the smallest studio apartments in the country. The plans will see studio apartments of just 40 square metres.

5. #HOMELESS: More than 1,000 children under the age of eight will spend Christmas in emergency homeless accommodation, charity Focus Ireland has revealed.

6. #MISSING: Gardaí have appealed for help in finding a 46-year-old missing from Thurles.

7. #SHARK ATTACK: A man was killed by a shark in the Caribbean while he clung to a life buoy.

8. #REBELLION: We got a look at RTÉ’s new 1916 drama. Here’s what you need to know.

9. #WEATHER: It’s not great. Again.