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

1. #FLIGHTS: The High Court has granted an injunction to the Dublin Airport Authority and Ryanair plan to halt the planned closure of Ireland’s airports this Friday.

2. #NEW YORK: Two have been killed and 18 injured in a New York gas explosion and building collapse. The blast destroyed two five-story buildings.

3. #DUBLIN: A 58-year-old man has been arrested over death of a woman in a Dublin house at the weekend.

4. RELEASE: Peace Activist Margaretta D’Arcy has been given a release date of 22 March by prison authorities. The activist has been undergoing treatment for cancer.

5. LONDON: Taoiseach Enda Kenny ended any doubts about his attendance at the St Patrick’s Day parade in New York, saying that the sexuality of those participating ”is a matter for themselves.

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