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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. #MINI-CAB: The government is promising new laws to give gardaí the power to seize more assets and to engage in further electronic surveillance.

2. #POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH: Two Luas strikes planned for this week have been called off in the wake of a recommendation from the Labour Court yesterday.

3. #APPALLING EXAMPLE: Enda Kenny says he believes comments made by the Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump are both “racist and dangerous”.

4. #REGENCY HOTEL: Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin.

5. #BRITS IN: Jack and Emily remain the most popular baby names in Ireland but the top 100 for 2015 shows a number of notable new entrants.

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