EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #DENIS O’BRIEN: The billionaire claimed he and his family received death threats following disclosures made about him in Dáil Éireann in 2015.

2. #ORKAMBI: The company which makes the cystic fibrosis drug has called for the Minister for Health to directly intervene to allow patients access it.

3. #FLYING HIGH: Ryanair has announced it is partnering with Spain-based tour operator Logitravel to offer package holidays.

4. #BUZZ ALDRIN: The second man to walk on the moon has been removed from the South Pole for medical reasons.

5.#AUSTRIA: Police said six dead bodies have been found in a house, with media reporting that all were from the same family and included three young children.

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