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

1. #ATTACKED: A judge has been taken to hospital after being attacked while hearing a case in the family court.

2. #ALI CHARAF DAMACHE: An Irish citizen who is wanted by US authorities on international terrorism charges, has been arrested in Spain.

3. #FLOODING: Sandbags are being distributed as rainfall warnings are put in place across the country.

4. #HOOK HEAD: A teenager who was swept into the sea on Sunday at Hook Head in Wexford has died.

5. #SHAMOZZLE: A flight from New York bound for Las Vegas, where tomorrow night Conor McGregor fights for the UFC world featherweight title, was turned back after two Irishmen reportedly got into a scuffle.

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