EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #ALLEGATIONS: Labour leader Brendan Howlin has said he has been told that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan contacted journalists in 2013 and 2014 to make serious allegations about garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe.

2. #DEATH: British socialite Tara Palmer Tomkinson has died at the age of 45.

3. #CHARGED: A man has been charged in connection with yesterday’s seizure of cannabis plants worth €450,000 in Galway.

4. #HP: Management at the HP campus in Kildare have told staff that up to 500 jobs will be lost at the plant.

5. #EXCAVATION: A second excavation is underway at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

Support us Learn More

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

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.