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

1. #TALLAGHT: The family of 20-year-old Dale Creighton who died after being attacked on New Year’s Day has criticised the sentences for those convicted of his manslaughter.

2. #TO THE POLLS: Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government has been officially dissolved and an election is on its way.

3. #JOSHUA TREE: Tickets for U2′s summer gig in Croke Park sold-out in minutes but people are unhappy that tickets are already being touted.

4. #BAPTISM BARRIER: Education Minister Richard Bruton has announced plans to legislate on the controversial school admissions system.

5. #THE BREXIT EFFECT: US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Brexit campaigner Michael Gove, describing Brexit as “a great thing”.

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