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

1. #PROBE: Minister Alan Shatter is to refer the penalty points controversy to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). He had a lot to say on the PAC’s handling of the affair, so far.

2. #OUT OF PUFF: Health Minister James Reilly is to follow the UK’s lead and ban under-18s from buying e-cigarettes.

3. #JOBSWATCH: Great news for Cork as multinational Tyco has started recruiting up to 500 people for a new business services centre.

In other jobs news, Michael O’Leary and Ryanair are also looking for new talent.

4. #ROADS: The GAA community is in mourning this afternoon after one of its high-profile referees was killed in a two-car collision in county Limerick.

5. #CARNEGIE LIBRARY: The residents of Balbriggan have been successful in their attempts to stop the OPW turning their local library into a dole office.

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