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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. #THREAT: After a car bomb injured a prison officer in Belfast, there are warnings that dissidents will increase attacks in the run up to 1916 commemorations.

2. #ENNISCORTHY: A Wexford couple who were convicted of killing a 59-year-old MS sufferer by neglect have had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal.

3. #MAKING A MOVE: Enda Kenny held talks with members of the Independent Alliance today.

4. #BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists have discovered what they’re calling cancer’s ‘Achilles heel’, leading to hope it could mean revolutionary new treatments.

5. #WEINER WEINER: Last night’s Republican presidential debate descended into an argument over the size of Donald Trump’s penis.

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