EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #CRIME: ‘Champagne Killer’, Karl Breen, has died of a suspected overdose.

2. #DEBT: TDs have called for a debt conference to help ‘dig Ireland out of hole’.

3. #DUBLIN: A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by car.

4. #TAKE IT BACK: Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett has withdrawn his previous claim that the opposition parties were out to undermine him.

5. #PAY UP: Landlords said that tenants who don’t pay charges should have their water cut off.

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