EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #RIP The President has led tributes to Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, one of the Coast Guard’s most senior pilots, who lost her life in the helicopter tragedy off the Mayo coast.

2. #BLACKSOD Meanwhile, the search continues for Captain Fitzpatrick’s three crewmates who remain missing at sea following this morning’s crash.

3. #JOBSWATCH There was bad news for Tipperary and workers at the Coty plant in Nenagh as the beauty product manufacturer announced 200 job losses.

4. #BAD BANK The Public Accounts Committee has said Nama lost €800 million in relation to its Project Eagle loan portfolio between the years 2010 and 2014. Nama has strongly defended itself.

5. #DAY ONE Horse-racing lovers welcome their Christmastime as Cheltenham got underway today. A 17-year-old from Dingle got the Irish off to a flier, according to The42.

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