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

1. #FUNERAL: Hundreds gathered at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin to pay their respects and remember Emma Mhic Mhathúna.

2. #GAY CAKE ROW: The UK’s Supreme Court has found in favour of Ashers Bakery, who refused to bake a cake containing a slogan supporting gay marriage.

3. #STORM CALLUM: A Status Orange weather alert has been issued for coastal counties from tomorrow due to an approaching storm. 

4. #DR. MITCHELL’S HOUSE: Two men have been arrested in connection with a fire at a landmark building in Kilkenny city centre.

5. #GULF OF MEXICO: Hurricane Michael is now forecast to slam ashore on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane later today.  

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