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

1. #FIRE A bank account has been set up for donations for the victims of the fire that destroyed several homes in Newbridge last night.

2. #ON THE BEAT Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald announced that 250 new gardaí will be recruited this year.

3. #JOBSWATCH The unemployment rate fell to 10% in March (its lowest level since January 2009), new Central Statistics Office figures show.

4. #IRISH WATER Tánaiste Joan Burton criticised RTÉ’s reporting on anti-water charge protests.

5. #HONEST A worker at recycling company Panda found €1,500 in a shoe and returned it to its rightful owner.

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