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

1. #COURTS: A 24-year-old man who sustained “catastrophic injuries” in a large-scale violent confrontation in south Co Dublin at the weekend has died, a court has heard.

2. #PUBLIC SECTOR PAY: Public service workers in the Fórsa trade union have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action.

3. #IRISH NAVAL SERVICE: High-level talks between British and Irish defence officials have begun as Ireland plans to join a major North Atlantic naval alliance which is designed to counter Russia. 

4. #CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Criminal solicitors once again walked out of the District Courts in Dublin today as their dispute with Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan over his new ‘flat fee’ model for legal aid cases continues.

5. #THE TRAITORS IRELAND: Viewers in the North were able to enjoy The Traitors Ireland on RTÉ last year but find themselves locked out of it this time round.