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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. #OUCH: The median cost of buying a home in Dublin is now €500,000, according to latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

2. #ÁINE O’REILLY: Limerick woman Áine O’Reilly was a “brilliant” nurse who spent her life putting others before herself, mourners have heard.

3. #NORTH KERRY CAHMS SCANDAL: Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a review into mental health care for young people in Co Kerry has revealed “absolutely unacceptable” medical practices. 

4. #STAYING PUT: Limerick’s directly elected mayor John Moran said he was advised to “walk away” from the office, but he insisted he’s “too stubborn and too passionate” to resign, amid a row with several councillors.

5. #AGE RESTRICTIONS: The Government is to outline plans later today confirming it will introduce age restrictions on the use of social media for teenagers.

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