EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door.

1. #ST PAT’S: The government is to close the controversial St Patrick’s institution for young offenders with all prisoners to be moved to different institutions within six months. The prison has repeatedly been warned about human rights violations.

2. #ABORTION: TDs have spent the day debating the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill at committee stage with all opposition amendments to the bill so far defeated and the government rejecting the idea of a cooling off period in the legislation. Earlier, Health Minister James Reilly described some proposed amendments to the bill as “superfluous”.

3. #OMBUDSMAN: The government is searching for a new Ombudsman this evening after the current incumbent Emily O’Reilly was elected the new European Ombudsman by MEPs this morning. Her appointment has been widely welcomed.

4. #DUNDON: Limerick man John Dundon has pleaded not guilty to the murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan as his trial got under way in the Special Criminal Court today. Having been hospitalised yesterday, Dundon was in a wheelchair in court today where he was assigned legal counsel – he sacked his previous lawyers – and opening arguments from the prosecution were heard, RTÉ reports.

5. #JIM CORR: The musician and one quarter of The Corrs, Jim Corr, has settled his €1.4 million debt with ACC Bank following a High Court hearing in Dublin this morning. The undisclosed settlement comes after he gave evidence of his “chaotic” finances to the court in Dublin recently.