EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #EMERGENCY HOUSING: The first housing units aimed at tackling the homelessness crisis will be in place before Christmas.

2. #WATERFORD: A man has died after the bus he was driving crashed near Ardmore last night.

3. #FLIGHT DEATH: Bags of white powder found in the luggage of a woman arrested at Cork Airport on Sunday night contained no illegal substance.

4. #COURTS: A 23-year-old man who had sex with an underage babysitter as he walked her home has been sentenced to four years.

5. #SLIGO: A woman in her 30s has been arrested in connection with the death of musician Martin Kivlehan.

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