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

1. #COMING OUT: Former Minister Pat Carey gave an incredibly moving interview this morning about being gay.

2. #NOT HAPPY: Teachers’ unions have said it was damaging to discussions that a confidential draft document on the Junior Cycle was leaked to the media ahead of a meeting today.

3. #HOAX: A man has been arrested over a hoax call made to the Coast Guard about a person in trouble in the River Suir.

4. #UK: Well-known weatherman Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys.

5. #AIR RAGE: A Ryanair flight was diverted after a drunk man stripped and flexed his muscles.

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