The 9 at 9: Friday

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

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

1. #SYRIA: US President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike on a Syrian air base overnight.

2. #RUSSIAN REACTION: Russian President Vladimir Putin called the airstrike “aggression against a sovereign state”.

3. #LIFFEY: Three people were rescued from the River Liffey overnight.

4. #DRIVE ON: Talks aimed at ending the impasse at Bus Éireann went on through the night, but there is no sign of a breakthrough.

5. #WATER: The row on water charges rumbles on, with a letter sent by Simon Coveney to the chairman of the water committee being made public.

6. #CANCER BATTLE: An Irish woman is trying to raise funds for the best drug for her form of cancer because it’s not available to her here in Ireland.

7. #FENNELLY REPORT: The fallout from the publishing of the Fennelly Report continues today. Here’s why phone lines were recorded at Garda stations for so long.

8. #VITAMIN D: A new study has shown that there is enough sunshine in Ireland over the winter months – even if it doesn’t feel like it.

9. #WESTMINSTER: A woman injured in last month’s Westminster attack has died.