EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door.

1. #BUDGET: Labour Minister Kathleen Lynch told TheJournal.ie that her party is seeking budget cuts of €2 billion instead of the proposed €3.1 billion.

2. #TAXMAN Communications billionaire Denis O’Brien will not have to pay a tax bill of €57 million after a court upheld a decision that he was not resident in Ireland during the sale of Esat Digifone.

3. #DÁIL BAR Nearly €7,000 was spent in the two Dáil bars on the night of the abortion debate. The private bar also had an outstanding tab of over €11,000 at the end of June.

4. # BAILIEBOROUGH Gardaí are appealing for information on the death of a 54-year-old woman in Cavan which led to a siege in the town of Bailieborough.

5. #HOME BIRTH Both sides are to pay their own legal fees in the high court case of a woman seeking a home birth leaving her with a bill of €10,000.

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