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

1. #MAJORCA: Spanish police are investigating after the shooting dead of Irishman Trevor O’Neill in Majorca, thought to be a case of mistaken identity.

2. #SO CLOSE: Ireland’s Thomas Barr finished fourth was just 0.05 seconds away from a 400m hurdles Olympic medal.

3. #NAMA: Sinn Féin MLA Daithí McKay has resigned and been suspended from the party amid allegations that he helped ‘coach’ a witness to an inquiry.

4. #PAT HICKEY: The acting president of the Olympic Council of Ireland says the organisation will defend itself “to the hilt” in the wake of Pat Hickey’s arrest in Rio.

5. #SYRIA: Shocking footage of a small boy sitting in the back of an ambulance after being rescued from an air strike has gone viral.

Today’s Snapchat story on TheJournal.ie is from a newly opened Christmas Market, we kid you not.

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