EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #BLACK FRIDAY: Senator, singer and anti-addiction campaigner Frances Black has criticised publicans for Black Friday drinks promotions.

2. #DONEGAL: The body of a man in his 30s has been found in the Millbrae area of Buncrana, Co Donegal.

3. #SEXUAL ABUSE: A law lecturer who took a ferry to Ireland after an Ipswich jury convicted him of possessing images of the sexual abuse of a child has lost his latest legal challenge.

4. #ORGANISED CRIME: Over €60,000 in cash has been seized by gardaí in an operation targeting a Dublin organised crime gang.

5. #COLD WEATHER: Temperatures will drop to as low as minus six overnight, as the cold snap continues.

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