EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.
1. #CITYWEST: A man at the centre of a sexual assault allegation in Citywest is set to be deported from Ireland after he had earlier learned that the charges against him were being dropped.
2. #RIP: Pioneering Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny, who worked with major artists and was a member of Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, has died aged 79.
3. #MACROOM: Gardaí are investigating after the body of a young man was found on a golf course in Macroom, Co Cork earlier this morning.
4. #MEGHAN MARKLE: Meghan Markle said she is “deeply distressed” by accusations her father Thomas Markle Snr held a hoard of child sex abuse images.
5. #TIDY TOWNS WINNER: Ballinahown in Co Westmeath has been named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2026, taking the overall prize ahead of a record 936 entries.