EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know as you head out the door.
1. #WITHHELD: Almost €3 million in State funding is being withheld by the Department of Foreign Affairs from aid charity Goal until an investigation into the charity’s operations in Turkey and Syria is completed.
2. #OLYMPICS: Former double bronze medal winner Paddy Barnes has crashed out of the Olympics in a stunning upset.
3. #PAKISTAN: At least 45 people were killed and dozens wounded today when an explosion ripped through a crowd of mourners at a hospital in southwest Pakistan.
4. #CLOSURES: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland served closure orders on 12 food outlets last month, including popular Dublin eaterie Fade Street Social.
5. #BLOODY SUNDAY: Edward Daly, the Catholic priest who famously waved a white flag while trying to aid the wounded on Bloody Sunday, has died.
Today on Snapchat, we’re testing your knowledge of Ireland’s Olympic past.
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