Evening Wrap

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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. #DRINK DRIVING: Emergency legislation has been signed to close a loophole that could result in hundreds of drink-driving prosecutions being thrown out.

2. #PROTEST: Six people were arrested at an anti-water charges protest in Waterford this morning.

3. #PRICE GOUGING: This guy’s drug company upped the price of a life-saving tablet from $13.50 to $700.

4. #LOCKED IN: A woman who abandoned her dog with no food or water has been fined and banned from keeping animals.

5. #YOU’LL NEVER KNOW: A heart-melting video of a man singing to his dying wife is going viral.

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