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

1. #CHARGED: A Dublin journalist has been charged in court today in connection with the alleged sexual assault of two teenage girls.

2. #COVER UP: The family of the late mother of two, Sylvia Roche Kelly, fear another cover up in relation to how gardaí handled her killer prior to the murder, said Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin.

3. #APOLOGY: The editor of the Irish Daily Mirror has issued an apology to Sharon Ní Bheoláin over the paper’s decision to publish paparazzi-style pictures of the RTÉ journalist out walking her dog at the weekend.

4. #INVOICED: The HSE has been criticised for sending hospital invoices to grieving families of road traffic victims.

5. #COMPLAINT: Adverts for an energy company starring Paul O’Connell won’t be allowed to be shown in their current format after a complaint against them was upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

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