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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. #CRISIS AVERTED: The Luas service will operate tomorrow on St Patrick’s Day after a planned strike was called off at the last minute.

2. #COURTS: A man who stole €18,000 from a charity which sent terminally ill children to Lapland has avoided jail.

3. #NOT TONIGHT MATE: Gerry Adams has said it is “unacceptable” that he was unable to attend a St Patrick’s Day event at the White House last night after he was delayed by security personnel checking his documents.

4. #EYEING UP PFIZER: Donald Trump says US companies won’t stay in Ireland under his watch.

5. #PRISON BREAK: Newly released footage has shown two inmates escaping from a prison in Canada on a helicopter.

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