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GOOD EVENING

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

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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #WICKLOW MOUNTAINS: A man has been charged with the murder of Dublin woman Patricia O’Connor, whose remains were recovered from a number of sites in the Wicklow Mountains.

2. #GRENFELL TOWER: The number of fatalities from the London tower block fire has risen to 17, with Prime Minister Theresa May ordering a full inquiry.

3. #GRAHAM DWYER: The convicted murderer has taken his case to the High Court regarding the use of mobile phone records in his trial.

4. #BLACKSPOT: There are 79 unemployment blackspots in Ireland, with Co Limerick the worst affected.

5. #OBSTRUCTION: US President Donald Trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice.

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