EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #GREXIT: Greece is just two weeks away from running out of money and it’s going into talks today with its eurozone partners.

2. #SHOOTING: An investigation has been launched in Dublin after a man in his 60s was shot dead in what may be a case of mistaken identity.

3. #PROTESTS: Seven water charge protesters will find out this week if they will face punishment for allegedly breaching a court order telling them to stay away from water meter installers.

4. #FUNERAL: The priest at the funeral of 63-year-old Barney McGinley has appealed for feuding Travellers to turn away from violence.

5. #TANNING: Further measures to crack down on the use of sunbeds have been announced by Varadkar.

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