EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #SHOOTING: Nine people have been killed following a fatal shooting in the Czech Republic town of Uhersky Brod.

2. #AIRLINE: Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has rejected the current bid from IAG for Aer Lingus.

3. #CRASH: At least thirty people have been injured and one person arrested after a commuter train in California crashed into a truck.

4. #CLONMEL: The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal alleging a teenage Traveller was discriminated against when he was refused admission to a local school.

5. #PLEASE: TD Mick Wallace asked a judge for his “rope ladder back” today. He’s representing himself in a case arising from the Shannon Airport protest he staged with Clare Daly last year.

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