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

1. #TUSLA: A young child has been taken from their grandparents because of their age and put into foster care.

2. #VACANCIES: There are 230,000 houses empty at present around the country.

3. #COURTS: A mother has been found guilty of child cruelty for locking her youngest son in a box for six hours.

4. #AUSTRIA: A far-right candidate has narrowly missed out on becoming the first far-right head of state in the EU.

5. #NOT WHIPPED: Junior minister John Halligan may vote against the government just days after his appointment.

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