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GOOD EVENING

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

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

1. #ATHLONE: Residents are continuing to battle floods as raw sewage has been reported on the streets.

2. #TIPPERARY: Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body at a recycling plant in Nenagh.

3. #COURT: A Polish mother and her son are making their way to exit the country after a judge in the Circuit Civil Court said they should be arrested if still in Ireland after tomorrow.

4. #PRAGMATIC BAPTISM: Almost half of parents would not choose a Christian school for their child if they had the option locally, a new survey has found.

5. #SEANADIGANS: During a debate about abortion, Senator Jim Walsh told Senator Ivana Bacik to “get treatment for haemorrhoids”. Yes, really.