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

1. #PROCLAIMERS: Enda Kenny wants to draft a new proclamation in time for the 1916 commemorations and some people are not happy.

2. #POSTCARDS: The students’ union in NUI Maynooth has called a postcard it received on the same-sex marriage referendum as “disturbing” and “sick”.

3. #TURKEY: A prosecutor investigating the politically sensitive death of an anti-government protester has been taken hostage by an armed group at an Istanbul courthouse.

4. #JOB LOSSES: There are fears for a number of jobs at B&Q stores after its parent company announced plans to close or scale back a raft of stores.

5. #WEDDING BELLS: If you a woman under 33 or a man under 35 and aren’t married, there’s no rush. Those are the new average ages for getting hitched in Ireland.

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