EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.
1. #HIJACKING: A man has been arrested in relation to an incident in which a car was hijacked in Terenure, Dublin last Friday afternoon – with two children and their mother inside.
2. #VULNERABLE: Two rape counselling services, in Clare and Tipperary, have to close for at least a month to save costs – while one covering Limerick will only operated “a skeletal and limited service”.
3. #INEQUALITY: An unnamed “multi-national retailer” has had to pay out €30,000 to a woman who worked for them for over 30 years when they refused to provide her with a chair despite her doctor’s requests.
4. #INCREDIBLE: A dramatic – but very fortunate – escape for a lone fisherman rescued after a woman and her son tending sheep on a beach heard his cries for help as he clung to a lobster buoy out at sea.
5. #CONFIRMED: No surprise but a final confirmation this afternoon that Louis Van Gaal has succeeded David Moyes as permanent manager of Manchester United. What will he bring to the role? Our pals at TheScore.ie have been contemplating his finer qualities.
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