EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #DONEGAL: Gardaí have launched an investigation into the death of a 17-year-old girl in a nightclub in Letterkenny.

2. #ALLEGATIONS: Mick Wallace has claimed ‘€15,000 in a bag’ was paid to Nama official.

3. #SOCIAL DEMOCRATS: A new political party has been launched by independent TDs Catherine Murphy, Stephen Donnelly and Róisín Shortall.

4. #SOCIAL ROULETTE: A study on the impact of gambling has been released, with some interesting findings.

5. #STAYING POSITIVE: Environment Minister Alan Kelly has said he is “very, very satisfied” that Irish Water has collected less than half of water charges due for the first quarter of 2015.

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