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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.

1. #NEPAL: Two weeks after an earthquake with a death toll of more than 6,000, a second earthquake has hit the region, with it already having killed dozens of people. 

2.  #REDRESS: Thousands of Irish credit card customers are set to be reimbursed between €100 and €200 after being mis-sold credit card insurance. 

3.  #DENIS O’BRIEN: Lawyers for Denis O’Brien have applied for ‘limited reporting restrictions’ to be put in place as part of the businessman’s injunction application against RTÉ.

4. #AUSTRALIA: The trial of a man accused of killing Comrie Cullen has gotten under way in Australia. 

5. #WHISKEY: A distillery in Carlow has been handed a €500,000 bill from Irish Water, but has declared it has no intention of paying it.