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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 home for the day.

1. #TRANSPORT: Dublin Bus and Irish Rail seemed to have returned to normal service after some workers refused to pass Bus Éireann pickets.

2. #BALLOT: Bus Éireann’s school bus drivers will be asked if they want to join the strike action, escalating the crisis at the company.

3. #DENIS O’BRIEN: The businessman has lost his High Court case against the Dáil and the State.

4. #NÓIRÍN O’SULLIVAN: The garda commissioner was asked a lot of questions by the Justice committee – here’s how she answered them.

5. #DENTAL PLAN: Self-employed people are now entitled to a free dental and optical check-up.