EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.
1. #NINE A DAY: New figures show more than 3,400 Irish women travelled to the UK for abortions in 2015.
2. #WHISTLEBLOWER: Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said she believes the Garda Commissioner has put as much information as is allowable into the public domain in relation to the O’Higgins report.
3. #PREPARING FOR LIFE: Children whose parents were mentored were less likely to be overweight or have lower IQs, according to a major early childhood intervention programme that was trialled in north Dublin.
4. #CLONMEL: More than 130 jobs are in jeopardy after it was announced one of Tipperary’s big employers is going into liquidation after 40 years in business.
5. #PSILOCYBIN: Magic mushrooms might be able to help people with severe depression, according to a new study.
On Snapchat today: Ever notice those strange holes in the footpath outside old Georgian buildings? What are they for? Check out our story for a tour of some of Dublin’s street curiosities.
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