EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING,TheJournal.ie brings you the five things you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #ARTHUR’S DAY: Guinness confirmed that Arthur’s Day will not go ahead this year.

2. #LUCKY ESCAPE: A couple in their 80s are in hospital after their car crashed into the River Boyle in County Roscommon.

3. #TRAGEDY: A man has died after getting into difficulty while diving off the west coast.

4. #FACEBOOK: The Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s office is to help with an investigation into Facebook’s controversial mood experiment.

5. #TRIAL: A court in South Africa has heard that Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatised and a suicide risk.

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