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

1. #ANTI-SOCIAL: Three gardaí have been injured in Cherry Orchard in Dublin in two separate incidents.

2. #BUDGET: The Health Minister launched the HSE’s service plan, which will see the first increase in the HSE’s budget for seven years.

3. #TROUBLE: The European Parliament has voted to break up Google.

4. #DISRUPTION: The Dáil was suspended three times in just one hour today as Sinn Féin reacted angrily to sex abuse comments.

5. #HOSPITAL: The iconic footballer Pele has been moved to a special care unit in Sao Paulo.

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