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GOOD EVENING

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

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

1. #MAYO: A man in his 60s died after two cars collided in Co Mayo.

2. #BUS ÉIREANN: Minister for Transport Shane Ross appeared before an Oireachtas committee to discuss the impending Bus Éireann strike, rejecting claims he and his department aren’t doing enough on the issue.

3. #COURTS: A man who beat his girlfriend and bit her face has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

4. #ABUSE: Abuse survivor and campaigner Marie Collins has resigned from her position on the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors, criticising the lack of resources and powers granted to it.

5. #SHOW ME THE MONEY: Ireland gained almost 5,000 dollar millionaires last year, according to research by a wealth analysis and property firm.