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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 before you head out the door.

1. #COURT A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend’s partner while absent without leave from prison has been given a life sentence.

2. #ARREST Martin Shkreli, who came under criticism for hiking the cost of a life-saving drug, has been arrested on fraud charges.

3. #SACKED Chelsea have sacked their manager Jose Mourinho. Four months ago, he had signed a new four-year deal with the club.

4. #GARDAÍ A new survey by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has found that Garda morale is running “dangerously low” at the moment.

5. #OFFENSIVE An Irish company’s ad that featured Caitlyn Jenner has been found to be ‘offensive, transphobic and demeaning to transgender people everywhere’ by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland.