EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home.

1. #STALL THE DÁIL: The Dáil has been adjourned until next week after Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald refused to leave the Dáil chamber. She is calling on the Taoiseach to address concerns over water charges.

2. #BE SAFE: Met Éireann has lifted a weather warning, but floods and traffic chaos remain. Gardaí are advising motorists to take care.

3. #PAYBACK TIME: AIB boss David Duffy has committed to returning all €21 billion worth of public money pumped into the bank. It could take a decade.

4. #BUALADH BOS: It looks like Google Translate was used to translate Irish on a government website.

5. #RUN: There’s a tiger on the loose near Paris.

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