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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #ANGLO TRIAL: Former Anglo Irish bank CEO David Drumm has been sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of two charges

2. #DEBT: Severe weather conditions earlier this year contributed to an increase in mortgage arrears levels, according to the Central Bank.

3. #LONGFORD: Eight people are appearing in court this afternoon after an operation involving 50 gardaí saw cannabis, cocaine, heroin and three cars seized in Longford.

4. #ECONOMY: A raft of retaliatory tariffs from the European Union against stiff metals duties imposed by US President Donald Trump will come into effect on Friday.

5. #NOT ON: Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on Oireachtas members to boycott 4th of July celebrations at the US Embassy in Dublin, in light of the family separations policy at the US border.

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