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GOOD EVENING

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

EACH WEEKDAY EVENING,TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #GRAHAM DWYER: The trial of architect Graham Dwyer, accused of murdering Elaine O’Hara, has begun at the Criminal Courts of Justice. The court heard in opening statements that Dwyer allegedly sent a message to his victim saying that “blood turns me on”.

2. #PRINT MONEY MONEY: The ECB has announced a €1 trillion programme of quantitative easing, designed to jump-start the European economy.

3. #DUN LAOGHAIRE: A 30-year-old man appeared in court today, charged with the stabbing of his mother on Tuesday.

4. #RAILWAYS: Trains have been suspended between Cork and Cobh after a body was found on the rail line.

5. #CLAMPING: A TD has called for the end of clamping. Clare Daly said that it had become a “money-spinning exercise”.