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Evening Wrap
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. #FIRE A bank account has been set up for donations for the victims of the fire that destroyed several homes in Newbridge last night.
2. #ON THE BEAT Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald announced that 250 new gardaí will be recruited this year.
3. #JOBSWATCH The unemployment rate fell to 10% in March (its lowest level since January 2009), new Central Statistics Office figures show.
4. #IRISH WATER Tánaiste Joan Burton criticised RTÉ’s reporting on anti-water charge protests.
5. #HONEST A worker at recycling company Panda found €1,500 in a shoe and returned it to its rightful owner.
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