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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. #MURDER INQUIRY: Gardaí launched a murder investigation after a woman died following an incident at a house in Sligo this morning.

2. #ISLE OF WIGHT: An inquest heard that the body of an Irish kayaker found dead in the UK had injuries to his neck and wrist that may have been caused by a knife.

3. #COURTS: A man whose eyebrow was split by a flying glass after going to the aid of a woman he presumed to be in distress in a nightclub lost a €38,000 damages claim against the club owner.

4. #CAPITAL CONTROLS: Taoiseach Enda Kenny admitted that he was not “specifically” briefed by the Central Bank governor about the possibility of sending the army to ATMs during the financial crisis.

5. #MARRIAGE REFERENDUM: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland rejected 10 complaints about media coverage of May’s same-sex marriage referendum.