EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day. #STORM AMY: A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for the whole country on Friday ahead of Storm Amy. #ÁRAS RUN: Senator Michael McDowell has said he didn’t nominate Maria Steen for the presidency because he has been “consistently liberal” and that her election would have been a “step backwards” for Ireland. #CHILDCARE FEES: Over 50 childcare providers have left the government’s Core Funding scheme in the last few years, putting further pressure on parents and the affordability of much-needed childcare. #WOMAN IN THE ÁRAS: Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has said that people “didn’t understand” the 2024 referendum on removing reference to women in the home and amending the family article.