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The 9 at 9 Whether you’re working or drivin’ home for Christmas, here’s all you need to know this Friday morning.

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

1. #FLED: A professional man has fled Ireland in fear of the Kinahan gang.

2. #AUSTRALIA: A “significant” terror attack planned for Christmas Day has been foiled by police in Melbourne.

3. #HUTCH KINAHAN: A post mortem is due on the body of a man shot dead in west Dublin last night.

4. #DONEGAL/LEITRIM: Two women have died in separate road collisions in the north east of the country.

5. #IVANKA TRUMP: A man has been ejected from a US flight after confronting the president-elect’s eldest daughter.

6. #GERMANY: German police have arrested two brothers suspected of planning a shopping centre attack.

7. #HEALTHY INCREASE: Health Minister Simon Harris is pushing for a €1 increase in the price of cigarettes and a 75c increase in wine.

8. #STORM BARBARA: Wind warnings are in place as Storm Barbara gets set to batter the country.

9. #ALEPPO: Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad has finally retaken control of the bombed-out city of Aleppo.

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