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

1. #JOBSTOWN PROTEST: United Left TD Joan Collins has received a summons to appear before court following her arrest at a water meter protest earlier this year.

2. #1916: The state funeral of Thomas Kent, one of only two men to be executed outside Dublin following the Easter Rising in 1916, took place this afternoon in County Cork.

3. #COMEBACK: Former two-term TD Paul Gogarty (who is, we’re afraid, still best known for this four-letter tirade) is plotting a Dáil comeback – but he’s not with the Greens any more.

4. #REFUGEE CRISIS: The body of a four-year-old Syrian girl has been found washed up on a beach in western Turkey, according to reports.

5. #ELECTION TALK: Michael Noonan has said he would like to continue as Minister for Finance if the government is re-elected.

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