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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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

1. #DAY 61: There’s speculation that water charges may be suspended for two years after ‘progress’ in talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

2. #TROUBLE BREWING: The world’s problems could seriously wreck Ireland’s economic plans, according to an update published by the Department of Finance.

3. #FATAL: A man in his 30s has died after the car he was driving entered the canal in Kildare this morning.

4. #GANGLAND BLOODSHED: Incensed residents are calling for an inner city garda station to be reopened.

5. #PROTEST: Autism advocacy groups are concerned about an upcoming event organised in Dublin by a religious group claiming to have ‘set free from demons’ a child with autism.

6. #UNDER THREAT: Gardaí have expressed frustration with the lack of action taken by garda management in relation to attacks on them through social media.

7. #PAY CUT: Luas operator Transdev has said it will start docking drivers’ pay if strikes continue.

8. #CLOSER AND CLOSER: Trump and Hillary have destroyed the opposition yet again in the latest US primaries.

9. #SEXIST: This video of men reading sexist tweets to female sports reporters has gone viral.

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