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

1. #BANKING Bank of Ireland has announced it will introduce a flat quarterly fee for almost all account holders. It is also to reduce the price of automated transactions – like paying with a debit card or withdrawing from an ATM – to 20c, down from 29c. Paper and staff-assisted transaction costs will go up by 43 per cent to 40 cent.

2. #OBAMA Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama are visiting Ireland next week while President Barack Obama is at the G8, so gardaí have warned of traffic restrictions during their stay. Kildare Street will be closed to traffic from 6pm Sunday until Tuesday evening, among other changes, but gardaí say the city centre remains open for business.

3. #EMPLOYMENT The levels of employment in the European Union are still falling, new figures released by Eurostat say. They show that employment levels fell 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 and by 0.2 per cent in the 27 European Union member states over all, compared to the last quarter of 2012.

4. #TURKEY A medical volunteer in Turkey is fighting for his life after being beaten by police, it has emerged. Doctors and medical student volunteers have set up temporary facilities to treat a wide range of injuries occurring during protests in Istanbul. But medical personnel have said they are being prevented from helping those in need and are even being targeted because of it.

5. #LIMERICK A major rejuvenation plan has been announced for Limerick, which will see 5,000 jobs being created. The Economic and Spatial Plan for Limerick is spread over the next 17 years and was unveiled today. The €250 million plan is part of a wider €750 million Limerick project to deliver improved economic infrastructure and will see a renaissance of the city’s entire waterfront and the creation of an ‘iconic’ building, the Limerick Culture Centre.