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

1. #TERROR SIEGE: The siege on a coffee shop in Sydney is now over. It’s reported that the gunman is one of two people killed.

2. #POLL: New research has found that half of all Irish people are willing to pay higher taxes if it would guarantee better quality public services.

3. #SPEAKS OUT: Bill Cosby has broken his silence after more than two dozen women came forward accusing him of having drugged and raped them.

4. #TOO LATE: A chinese teenager who was executed for murder and rape 18 years ago was declared innocent by a court today.

5. #NOT IN MY BACK YARD: Dublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke has criticised the businesses objecting to the opening of a new hostel for the homeless at Fitzwilliam Street.

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