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

1. #DUBLIN: A man wanted in the UK on child pornography offences has been arrested in Dublin.

2. #STRIKE: An Post customers have been told not to post any letters or parcels until further notice.

3. #RIP: One of Ireland’s best known playwrights Brian Friel has died aged 86 after a long illness.

4. #ANZAC DAY: A 15-year-old boy from Blackburn in England has been sentenced after encouraging a man in Australia to commit an act of terrorism at a national day of remembrance.

5. #SIMPLY THE BEST: University College Cork (UCC) was ranked Ireland’s top university in a new league table published today.

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