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GOOD EVENING

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock

EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #MS804: Search teams have been deployed to the Mediterranean to search for a missing EgyptAir plane which disappeared early this morning with 66 people on board.

2. #BILLING: 8,000 Irish Water customers have cancelled their direct debit arrangements with the utility since January and there has been a 21% drop in revenue.

3. #NICK ALEXANDER: The family of a British man killed in the terror attack on Bataclan theatre in Paris earlier this year have paid tribute to him after his inquest.

4. #GSOC: A Garda detective sent Clare Daly tweets mocking her immediately after she was arrested in 2013.

5. #GENETIC TESTS: Two more people have come forward claiming to be heirs to Prince.

On Snapchat today: Have you ever heard of John Claudius Beresford? You might not realise it, but 200 years ago he did something to make your walk around Dublin a little bit easier. Check out our story for more.