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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. #HOWLIN: Wexford TD Brendan Howlin is the new leader of the Labour Party.

2. #RESCUE: A three-year-old child has been rescued by a passerby after falling into the River Lee.

3. #EGYPTAIR: Wreckage and a body part from an Airbus 320 which went missing near Greece yesterday have been found in the sea.

4. #CLARE: A body has been found in the search for a man missing off the coast of Clare.

5. #ULSTER BANK: A bank manager has been suspended over the management of her parents’ bank account.

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