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

1. #FINALLY: After 70 days, Enda Kenny has finally been elected Taoiseach.

2. #GUILTY: David Mahon has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his stepson Dean Fitzpatrick, but not guilty of his murder.

3. #COURTS: A 17-year-old boy charged with the defilement of a 15-year-old girl in Dublin will face trial in July.

4. #SEARCHES: Police in the North are carrying out searches today after 15 men were arrested at the funeral of Michael Barr.

5. #REFUSAL: Irish MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is refusing to take down a video criticising the secretive process of viewing classified documents relating to a massive US-EU trade deal.

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