The 5 at 5: Tuesday

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan has fumed that remarks he made last week in relation to the Grok ‘undressing’ scandal were “taken out of context”.

2. #INQUEST: The mother of George Nkencho, who was fatally injured by armed gardaí outside his home in west Dublin five years ago, has told an inquest that there was “nothing out of the ordinary” about her son’s behaviour in the weeks before his death.

3. #OH BEER: Diageo has that it will increase the price of its pints next month.

4. #FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Irish diplomats have postponed an accreditation ceremony for the new Iranian ambassador to Ireland in response to the deaths of pro-democracy protestors.

5. #PRESSURE: US President Donald Trump said Iranians should continue nationwide protests and take over the country’s institutions as authorities there cracked down on mass demonstrations.