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

1. #CRIME: Gardaí are questioning a man about the mugging of three schoolchildren in Limerick city this morning.

2. #COURTS: The judge sentencing Faisal Ellahi for the rape of a young woman with Down Syndrome has said that the victim has had her whole life upended by the attack.

3. #DISCOVERY: Gardaí investigating the murder of Kenneth O’Brien have found additional body parts which are now being tested to see if they belong to the deceased man.

4. #GRAPHIC VIDEO: The Islamic State group has released a video purporting to show nine jihadists involved in the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people.

5. #LEAPING FOR JOY: You can finally top up your Leap card using your phone (but not if you have an iPhone).

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