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

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

1. #LEAVING DAY: Today is Leaving Cert results day, with 58,000 students set to find out how they performed in the exams. The results will take on a different format this year.

2. #CLIMATE CHANGE: Former US Vice President Al Gore has warned the Irish government to “move quickly” on climate change.

3. #TRUMP: Donald Trump’s comments that violence in Charlottesville was “on both sides” have come in for widespread criticism.

4. #TREVOR DEELY: The Herald reports that a gun has been found at the site of the dig for the body of Trevor Deely.

5. #LANDLORDS: Landlords have voiced their displeasure at new plans to penalise vacant property owners.

6. #FIGHTING WORDS: Sports Minister Shane Ross says he for one will not be watching the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight.

7. #BORDER: The government has welcomed the UK government’s announcement on its plans for the Northern Ireland border, post-Brexit.

8. #LIKE: A tweet by Barack Obama is now the most liked of all time.

9. #MANCHESTER: A homeless man hailed a hero for tending to victims of the Manchester terror attack in May has been charged with stealing a bank card at the arena on the night.

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