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GOOD EVENING

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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #TEACHERS: A new deal will see newly-qualified teachers paid the same as their counterparts who started doing the job before 2011.

2. #ATTACK:
An off-duty Irish police officer who works for the New York Police Department has been seriously wounded in Manhattan after being attacked with a meat cleaver.

3. #TRUMP: After years of denial, Donald Trump conceded that Barack Obama was born in the United States, CNN reports. His statement today represents a u-turn on the issue that first brought him into national politics.

4. #ROAD DEATH:
Gardaí appealed for information following the death of a motorcyclist in Wexford yesterday.

5. #DISSIDENTS: Three Dublin men have been brought before the Special Criminal Court, charged with IRA membership.