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EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #COURTS: Prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy pleaded not guilty to tax offences at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

2. #DUBLIN: The funeral of Gary Hutch took place in Dublin’s north inner city. Hutch was shot dead at a holiday resort on Spain’s Costa Del Sol last month.

3. #SAFE HARBOUR: Europe’s top court effectively tore up the transatlantic deal thousands of tech companies used to transfer data to the United States. It said it doesn’t offer users enough privacy protection.

4. #SAFETY: Owners of apartments at Longboat Quay in Dublin are planning to launch legal action on Friday if a financial offer for repairs is not improved, RTÉ News reports.

5. #BREAKING: Philadelphia Community College is in lock-down as police investigate reports of a gunman on campus. More on this developing story as we get it.

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