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

1. #GRACE: Two previously unpublished reports into the shocking ‘Grace’ case have shown that 47 children were placed in a Waterford foster home at which there were concerns about sexual and physical abuse.

2. #LIMERICK: Gardaí are investigating reports of a child being offered for sale in Limerick.

3. #BUSES: The National Transport Authority has announced plans to plug the gap in the services that Bus Éireann plans to scrap on its Expressway routes.

4. #FINE GAEL: TV3 has said it is interested in televising a live debate between the candidates for the Fine Gael leadership, after Enda Kenny steps down.

5. #RADON: People in Galway have been warned about high levels of a cancer-causing radioactive gas in the area.

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