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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #MANCHESTER: Nine more victims of Monday’s suicide bomb attack have been named. They include an off-duty police officer.

2. #DAYLIGHT STABBING: A man his late 50s has died after an alleged assault in Limerick city centre in which the victim suffered stab wounds this afternoon.

3. #FREE MAN: After walking free from court, it was confirmed that Seán FitzPatrick will not face any more criminal charges.

4. #PORTMARNOCK: A popular Dublin restaurant has been temporarily closed and an investigation launched into an outbreak of food poisoning due to salmonella.

5. #PAPAL VISIT: US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis at the Vatican.

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