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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #RHONA MAHONY: The master of the national maternity hospital has said the new hospital will be entirely independent.

2. #SPEEDING FINES: Those who earn more may end up paying higher speeding fines under new proposals.

3. #TISSUE ISSUES: At least two people have been arrested over a ’tissue packet begging scam’ on Irish trains.

4. #WALL REBOUND: Donald Trump has backed down on a funding demand for the Mexico border wall.

5. #TRANSFER DEALINGS: Several arrests have been made after police raids at Newcastle United and West Ham United football clubs over suspected transfer improprieties.

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