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

1. #INNOCENT: Dubliner Ibrahim Halawa could be home “in a matter of days” after being found not guilty by a court in Egypt.

2. #RYANAIR: Michael O’Leary has declared that flight cancellations at the airline are a “mess up” as he published a list of affected flights.

3. #DISCLOSURES: A garda whistleblower used the Pulse system to look up his partner’s details after anonymous allegations about her children’s welfare, the Charleton Tribunal has heard.

4. #’TIS THE SEASON: Hurricane Maria is expected to become majorly dangerous as it blasts towards a Caribbean region already struggling to recover from Irma.

5. #COMMUNITY SERVICE: Former England football captain Wayne Rooney was today banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

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