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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #VERDICT The Court of Appeal has ruled that a man’s sentence for raping his daughter repeatedly was too lenient. A new sentence is to be handed down in January.

2. #BANKING The Banking Inquiry has finally begun. Earlier, an economist told the panel it’s “unlikely something really exciting and new will emerge” from the process.

3. #NOPE The BAI has rejected a complaint about an RTÉ debate on gay marriage, hosted by Mrs Brown star Brendan O’Carroll.

4. #WHOOPS Police in New Zealand have issued an “unreserved apology” to the Irish community for saying that a man pulled with this on his car roof was Irish.

5. #HOW DOES THIS COMPARE? Sinead O’Connor has written a new national anthem. Here’s what it sounds like. 

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