EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #WASHINGTON DC: Taoiseach Micheál Martin is meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, and has just held a press conference with the US president as part of St Patrick’s Day events in the US capital.

2. #LÁ FHÉILE PÁDRAIG: St Patrick’s Day events have taken place throughout the country, with parades and celebrations happening across Ireland and around the world today.

3. #MIDDLE EAST: Israel claims to have killed Iran’s powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic as fresh strikes rocked the Middle East from Tehran to Baghdad.

4. #RESIGNATION: A senior US counter-terrorism official has resigned in protest against the war against Iran, saying that the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States.

5. #EDWIN EDOGBO: The IRFU is expected to make official complaints over three social media accounts believed to be based in Ireland and linked to the racist abuse of rugby player Edwin Edogbo last month.