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The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door…

1. #MYSTERY: Gardaí have released an image of the teenager who was found outside the GPO last month in the hopes of gathering more information about her. The girl is believed to be about 14 or 15 years of age, is described as 5′ 6″ tall and of a slim build with blonde hair.

2. #SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: The Cabinet reached an agreement today to hold the referendum on legalising same-sex marriage in Ireland in 2015, with a number of other referendums to be held on the same day.

3. #FACEBOOK: University College Cork said it will be contacting Facebook over a “birds” page that posts Facebook photos of college students.

4. #DATA BREACH: Thousands of customers at Supervalu are being warned their financial details may have been compromised as a result of a suspected security breach.

5. #COYBIG: Martin O’Neill has been confirmed as manager of the Irish national team with Roy Keane named as his assistant.

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