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

1. #MYSTERY: An investigation into the leaking of information from GSOC to The Sunday Times about suspected bugging has been unable to determine the source.

2. #EUROPHIL: Phil Hogan has been formally nominated as the new EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, he says his “track record of delivering” won him the role.

3. #INDYREF: The leaders of the UK’s three largest parties have all headed north of the border to campaign for Scotland to remain in the union.

4. #APPLE: In many ways the he iPhone 6 was a minor talking point in yesterday’s grand unveiling. Here’s a run down of what was important.

5. #GOOD SEA-MARITANS: A group of fishermen have been praised for rescuing as many as 70 dolphins from a beach in Kerry.

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