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

1. #BUDGET: Wheelchair users began a 72-hour protest against disability cuts outside Leinster House this morning.

2. #JOBSTOWN: TD Paul Murphy has been served with a summons to appear in court for the alleged false imprisonment of Tánaiste Joan Burton.

3. #REFUGEE CRISIS: The majority of asylum seekers being relocated to Ireland are expected to be here by Christmas.

4. #ABORTION: Over 240 Irish artists have called for the 8th amendment to be appealed.

5. #FRANCE: Seven people have died after an avalanche swept them away in the French Alps.

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