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

1. #DÁIL: Leitrim TD Martin Kenny has made a number of allegations about garda malpractice in the Sligo-Leitrim division.

2. #EASTER RISING: Canadian Ambassador Kevin Vickers tackled a protester who began shouting at an Easter Rising ceremony to commemorate British soldiers who died.

3. #SHOCK: Katie Taylor has lost her world lightweight title as she suffered a shock defeat against Estelle Mossely of France in the semi-finals.

4. #RADIO: FM104 Phoneshow got a slap on the wrist from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland after a caller to the programme called Africans “parasites”.

5. #HOLIDÁIL: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald thinks the Dáil should sit in the Mansion House’s Round Room if urgent repair work on Leinster House puts the chamber out of action this summer.

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