Every afternoon, TheJournal.ie brings you 5 things you really need to know by 5pm.

1. # PASSPORTS:

Data from as many as six Irish passports may have been used to forge passports for Russian undercover agents, it has been revealed.

Gardaí have confirmed that the passport of a female Irish volunteer working with charity To Russia With Love had been compromised. It is not yet known how the passport was accessed.

The forgeries were used for documentation for the 10-strong “spy ring” uncovered in the US last summer.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched an investigation into the matter.

2. # FILESHARING: One of Ireland’s largest internet service providers, UPC, has won a court case against the Irish music industry.

The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) had launched a High Court bid in an attempt to to force UPC to disconnect users who the industry believe are sharing copyrighted material – the so-called “three strikes” policy.

However, Justice Peter Charleton has ruled that Irish law does not permit the granting of such an injunction.

3. # CURRENCY WARS: Last weekend’s summit of the world’s leading finance ministers in Washington has ended without agreement.

The purpose of the summit was for financial leaders to agree upon a common plan of action for the world’s biggest economies, in order to stabilise the world’s markets.

4. # EBS: EU regulators are to investigate the government’s restructuring of EBS amid concerns that the plan may have distorted competition in the market.

The Department of Finance has dismissed suggestions that the investigation will compromise the sale of EBS.

5. # DORA: The voice of Dora the Explorer, 14-year-old Caitlin Sanchez, is suing Nickelodeon/Viacom for allegedly duping her into signing an “unconscionable” contract, which has allegedly cheated her out of millions of dollars.

Sanchez, who reportedly gets paid $5,115 per episode, claims she has not been paid for merchandise, reruns, recordings of DVDs and other Dora products, as well as hundreds of hours of promotional work.

However, Nickelodeon have said that Sanchez was “well-compensated for her work and for her personal appearances”.