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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. #GRACE: The HSE says it understands why the mother of a young woman with intellectual disabilities who was the victim of alleged abuse in a foster home did not accept its apology.

2. #MCGUINNESS: Former Sinn Féin leader in Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness has been hospitalised in his native Derry according to reports.

3. #ADARE: The five-star resort owned by Limerick multi-millionaire JP McManus has announced plans to go on a major recruitment drive.

4. #COMMISSIONER: Most people want Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan to resign or step down while the Charleton Tribunal sits.

5. #FURIOUS: The FBI director has asked the US Justice Department to publicly refute President Donald Trump’s explosive, unsubstantiated accusation that Barack Obama tapped his phone during last year’s election campaign.