EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #RIP: Broadcasting legend Gay Byrne has died aged 85 and a special live edition of The Late Late Show will be aired tomorrow in his memory.

2. #RAIN: Spot flooding is expected in the Dublin region as a Status Yellow rain warning has been issued.

3. #APPEAL: Gardaí are appealing for information after a boy’s body was found at a house in Limerick.

4. #LISA SMITH: Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said he is hopeful for a breakthrough in Lisa Smith’s case “within a few weeks”.

5. #COURTS: A teenager who slashed a woman’s throat in Dún Laoghaire in 2017 has been sentenced to 11 years detention but this will be reviewed in 2023.

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