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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #INVESTIGATION: Gardaí are searching the house of Kenneth O’Brien today as part of their investigation into his death.

2. #2CB: A Cork man has described the horrific scenes he saw when he walked into a room where four young people had taken a psychoactive substance. Six people were hospitalised after taking the drug. 

3. #MASSACRE: At least 21 people died when gunmen armed with grenades and Kalashnikovs attacked a university in Pakistan.

4. #SYSTEMS DOWN: Lotto machines went down this afternoon as the jackpot geared towards €12 million.

5. #STAY AWAY: The Mater Hospital in Dublin is telling people to stay away from its emergency department due to overcrowding.

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