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

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

1. #IRISH WATER: A Wexford mother of two received two letters addressed to her deceased husband from Irish Water yesterday.

2. #FREE MAN: Eamonn Lillis is expected to walk away from Wheatfield Prison today, just over five years after he was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Celine Cawley.

3. #DIVERSION: A woman in her 80s was detained after a flight from Frankfurt to Toronto was forced to divert to Shannon Airport.

4. #RAIDS: Water protesters in Donegal had their homes raided by gardaí on the morning of Good Friday.

5. #MULLINGAR: A pub that was the scene of an alleged brawl on Easter Monday night is to stay closed until Wednesday of next week.

6. #DISPUTE: Pensioners who used to work for Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are to hold a peaceful protest at the airport today.

7. #COURT: A 49-year-old man is due in court in Carlow this morning after the discovery of a gun believed to have been taken in a burglary.

8. #CHANGE: A transformation office has been set up by An Garda Siochána as part of the overhaul being brought in in the wake of the Garda Inspectorate Report.

9. #PARKINSON’S: A Unity Walk is taking place in Dublin today to support the 9,000 people in Ireland who have Parkinson’s Disease.

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