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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. #WEATHER: Storm Abigail – the first storm to be given a name under the new Anglo-Irish naming system – has swept across the country since this morning and is causing flight cancellations.

2. #J1 JOBS: Irish students hoping to head to the US next summer as part of the J1 programme have been told they will need to secure a job before they travel.

3. #COMPLAINTS: Leo Varadkar has launched new measures that will make it easier for patients to complain if they feel the care they have received has not been adequate.

4. #NOT HAPPY: Last year more airline passengers made complaints about Aer Lingus than Ryanair.

5. #DECADES: Enda Kenny is 40 years a TD today – so here are 40 photos of him pointing at things.

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