The 5 at 5: Thursday

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By Michelle Hennessy Thursday 12 Feb 2015, 4:56 PM

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EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #SHOOTING: The PSNI issued a blunt appeal after a 63-year-old man was shot outside a church while a wedding was taking place.

2.#JOBSTOWN: Five more people were arrested over the Jobstown protest, bringing the total to 17.

3.#DRUG CRIME: Gardaí seized heroin and cocaine worth over €5 million and there are dangerous ecstasy tablets circulating in Northern Ireland.

4. #TRAGIC: The body of missing Dublin man Thomas Kennedy was recovered in Blackpool.

5.#AER LINGUS: Ryanair vowed to keep fighting a ruling that it sell down its stake in Aer Lingus, citing ‘human rights issues’ as a reason it will appeal.

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