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

1. #SCHOOLS OUT: About 200,000 students are thought to be affected by school closures as the government and teachers remain in a dispute over s upervision.

2. #EMAILS: The FBI has again come out to say that it will not be seeking criminal charges against Hillary Clinton.

3. #GUNNED DOWN: Frederick ‘Freddie’ Thompson has been charged with the murder of David ‘Daithi’ Douglas in Dublin.

4. #KNOCKADOON: The funeral has taken place of pensioners Tom and Kitty Fitzgerald who were found dead at their home in Mayo.

5. #TV WAVES: The multimillionaire backer of broadcaster Irish TV is remaining silent over reports that the station is in financial trouble.

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