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

1. #BLOODY SUNDAY: A 66-year-old man, reported to be a former British soldier, has been arrested in connection with the events of Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972.

2. #RENT: Landlords have been barred from increasing residential rents for two years under new plans to tackle the housing crisis.

3. #HATE SPEECH: Irish Daily Mail columnist Brenda Power was cleared of hate speech over a column in which she said Travellers “turn their hands to torturing and murdering old folk”.

4. #LAMB OF GOD: The lead singer of metal band Lamb of God was attacked on Dublin’s quays ahead of a gig in the 3Arena.

5. #GARDA ATTACKED: A garda was assaulted with what is believed to have been a bottle in Cabra in Dublin today.

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