The 9 at 9: Friday

The 9 at 9 The week is ending and here’s what you need to know.

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

1. #UMPQUA: The death toll from a mass shooting at a college in the US has hit at least 10.

2. #NUMB: US President Barack Obama says the US has “become numb” to gun crimes.

3. #RIP: The funeral of taxi driver Martin Mulligan, stabbed to death earlier this week, will take place today.

4. #POST IT: Some postal workers are going on strike today in a row over pay. The strike by the 36 staff who maintain postal delivery machines around the country may affect deliveries.

5. #FOG OFF: A national orange weather warning is in place over widespread fog that will settle across the country until 11am.

6. #SYRIA: America has criticised Russia for what it calls its “indiscriminate” bombing in Syria.

7. #OH LISDOONVARNA: The LGBT matchmaking festival kicks off in Clare today and Fáilte Ireland has brought the world’s press to watch.

8. #TRALEE: A man found unconscious in a garden in Kerry is now in a critical condition in hospital.

9. #CANCER: Tall people are more likely to get cancer a new study shows.