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

1. #BACK TO WORK: One woman was arrested at protests outside Leinster House as the Dáil returned from its summer recess.

2. #RESIGN: Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has called for the resignation of the members of the GSOC commission.

3. #FLORIDA: Two Irish residents were critically injured after a private plane crashed in Florida. Two other passengers, also Irish, suffered minor injuries.

4. #MY GANG: Lucinda Creighton says she has joined the Dáil Technical Group but some current members are attempting to oppose her membership.

5. #INDYREF: It’s the final day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow’s independence vote in Scotland. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is among those out on the trail.

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