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GOOD EVENING

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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

1. #ATTACK: A woman in her 90s has been injured and taken to hospital after two men burgled her home and assaulted her.

2. #TRIAL: The trial of Gayle Newland, the woman accused using a prosthetic penis to sexual assault her female friend, is due to come to a conclusion in Chester today.

3. #8TH AMENDMENT: Taoiseach Enda Kenny said today he has no intention of introducing abortion on demand.

4. #STORMONT: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has accused the DUP of manufacturing a “contrived crisis” after the party walked out of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive.

5. #PINTS: Cork’s first Wetherspoon’s pub has opened, but there’s some controversy over whether the drinks are more expensive than in the Dublin branches.

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