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The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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EACH WEEKDAY EVENING,TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door.

1. #LOWRY: Gardaí are examining a taped telephone conversation between Michael Lowry and land agent Kevin Phelan in which they discuss a €250,000 payment that was never declared by the Tipperary TD. The full recording was aired by Vincent Browne on TV3 last night.

2. #BABY: The body of a newborn baby was found wrapped in clothing and plastic bags at a laneway in Bolton yesterday evening. Police said a note requesting an Islamic burial for the baby was also discovered. A search for the mother has commenced and investigations continue.

3. #MAYO: A man in his 30s is being treated in hospital for injuries obtained in a shooting at a Castlebar house last night. Gardaí have linked the incident to another shooting in the town earlier this year. An appeal for witnesses has been issued.

4. #BUST: Local authorities across the country are owed a collective €750 million in unpaid development levies, according to figures made public today.

5. #NEW FRIENDS: Students from Trinity College Dublin will now be able to attend China’s number one university, PKU, as the institutions have signed a student exchange agreement. Education Minister Ruairí Quinn, who is in China for an official State trip, has hailed the development.

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  • Is there some kind of blackout on the Tanya Doyle murder? It doesn’t seem to be reported here at all

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  • Sir 15/03/13 #

    No.6

    Status Updated Via Tom Darcy

    “The letter below can stop all evictions and debt, please post to every English politician and media, our Irish media and politicians DO NOT WANT THIS REPORTED, PLEASE POST, IT WILL STOP EVERYTHING”

    “To Whom It May Concern, An Irish citizen, directed by an Irish high court Judge, has initiated criminal charges against an Irish bank, AIB. This marked a major turning point in our history, as it was the first time in European history that a citizen initiated legal proceedings against a bank. The statement was recorded and accepted on the 14th of February, 2013, which was almost a month ago, but as of yet nobody from the Irish media, or Irish political class, has reported this event, or made contact with the person involved. The charge is that the legal standing of all Irish Banks, licensed by the central bank from 2006-2009, was at variance with legislative requirements, so the potential ramifications from the wider population are enormous, to say the least. The Medias reluctance to report this matter, regardless of the efforts made by the man involved, Tom Darcy, raises many questions about broadcasting standards in the state, and challenges claims that the media is representative and impartial. Please take the time to speak with Tom, listen to his story and record this historic event, as it is clearly in the national interest and deserves fair coverage. Thank you.”

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