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

1. #GUILTY: Eric Locke has been found guilty of murdering Sonia Blount in a unanimous jury decision.

2. #STRIKES: Fine Gael leadership contender Leo Varadkar says “essential” public sector worke rs should not be allowed go on strike if they disagree with a Labour Court decision.

3. #ISRAEL: Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to visit Jewish holy site the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

4. #PUBLIC SERVICE CARD: Concerns have been raised that the government is attempting to introduce a national identity card “by stealth”.

5. #AUDIENCE: President Michael D Higgins visited Pope Francis in the Vatican and presented him with a Climate Bell.

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