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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.

1. #NOBOLA: An Italian man who caused a security alert on a flight to Dublin by writing ‘Attenzione Ebola’ on a coffee cup has been spared a conviction after agreeing to pay €2,500 to charity.

2. #IRISH WATER: Siptu has said that it will not be participating in tomorrow’s national anti-water charges protests, but the Union has called on the Government to defer the charges.

3. #ALCOHOL ALLEGATION: RTÉ has reported that the Nursing and Midwifery Board has withdrawn an allegation that a director of care at a Longford Nursing Home had attended work while under the influence of alcohol.

4. #IRA: Maíria Cahill has claimed that her alleged abuser was given money and moved out of Northern Ireland when she made it clear to the IRA that she intended to go the the RUC.

5. #HORROR SHOW: The family of an Irish woman have launched a High Court action after her image was used in a Hollywood horror film without their consent.

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