EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #HOMELESS CRISIS: On the last day before the Dáil Christmas recess, TDs discussed the homeless crisis and put questions to Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

2. #TAKE OFF: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said the airline is prepared to recognise pilot unions to avert strikes by some pilots five days before Christmas.

3. #NETHERLANDS: Dutch police shot a man at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after he made threats with a knife.

4. #COURTS: A Fermanagh man was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Dungannon Crown Court for the manslaughter of a boy at a school in 2015.

5. #DUSTIN HOFFMAN: Three more women accused actor Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including a 16-year-old high school friend of his daughter.

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