EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you the five biggest news stories of the day so far.

1. #ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Minister for Enterprise and deputy leader of Fine Gael Simon Coveney has confirmed he will be stepping aside from Cabinet next week.

2. #AIS WORKERS Irish politicians have condemned an Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

3. #TEACHER SHORTAGE Nothing is off the table in terms measures to tackle the shortage of teachers in Ireland, Minister for Education Norma Foley has said.

4. #FINLAND One child has died and two others have been seriously injured after a 12-year-old shooter opened fire at a school in Finland this morning.

5. #NYPD A man has been charged with the murder of Longford native Sarah McNally in New York.

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