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

1. #LEGAL HIGHS: Two young people have died in the space of 12 months in Monaghan due to the use of synthetic cannabinoids, Oireachtas members were told today.

2. #HACKED: Leaked emails show the Irish Defence Forces held talks with a controversial hacking company.

3. #COURT: A judge has thrown out an insurance claim saying gangs of Travellers and Roma are staging car crashes.

4. #NO BATHING: Dublin City Council have banned swimming at Sandymount and Merrion Strands.

5. #MISSING: Police are searching for a 15-year-old mother and her three-month-old daughter.

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