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

1. #FUNERAL: Bishop Edward Daly, who came to international attention after he helped victims of the Bloody Sunday shootings on January 30 1972, was laid to rest today.

2. #OLYMPICS: The president of the Olympic Council of Ireland is coming under increased pressure to answer questions about a scandal involving Irish Olympic tickets.

3. #ARRESTED: A man was arrested after a woman said she had been falsely imprisoned in a house in Tyrellstown.

4. #SYSTEM DOWN: AIB mobile services are still down following the bank experiencing technical problems.

5. #HQ: The world’s biggest meat company is coming to Ireland, but its headquarters won’t be located here, a move which one Irish economist has labelled a “total joke”.

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