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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. #INVESTIGATION: Mountjoy prison went into lockdown this afternoon after hoax contraband was found on a landing.

2. #JOBSWATCH: Apple has announced that it will expand its Cork campus and make room for 1,000 additional employees by 2017.

3. #ABIGAIL FORCE: Weather warnings are now in place for all counties in Ireland, as the first bad bout of winter sweeps in.

4. #BRISTOL: The stepbrother of Becky Watts has been found guilty of her murder.

5. #TV RIGHTS: TV3 has secured the rights to the Six Nations for four years from 2018 to 2021.