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

1. #GROUNDED: Ryanair workers who are members of the Irish pilot union Ialpa are to strike for 24 hours on Thursday 12 July.

2. #GEORGE ORMOND: A former youth football coach and Newcastle United staff member was found guilty of sexually abusing boys and young men over a 24-year period.

3. #HEATWAVE: A number of fires which have broken out around the Dublin region are causing visibility issues for drivers, Dublin Fire Brigade has said.

4. #HOLY WATER: The Office of Public Works says that the “minimum” amount of water was used by a contractor cleaning the Pope’s Cross in Dublin yesterday.

5. #COURTS: A woman was charged over the burglary of Joan Burton’s home. The Labour TD was giving a talk at a community crime prevention meeting at the time of the burglary.

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