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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 as you head home for the day.

1. #ISIS: A man arrested for terror offences has been released without charge.

2. #ALGARVE: A man is in hospital after being stabbed repeatedly at a resort in Portugal.

3. #DÁIL PRAYER: A group of TDs has refused to stand for the Dáil prayer, holding up “separate church and state” signs.

4. #HALAWA: The trial of Irish national Ibrahim Halawa has been delayed again in Egypt.

5. #MUSLIM BAN: A statement on Donald Trump’s website calling for a ban on Muslims entering the US has been removed after a US reporter questioned the White House on it.