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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.

#POLICY CHANGES: Asylum seekers could have to pay up to €1,000 a month to live in tented accommodation under new rules introduced by the government.

#WARNING: Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has warned of a significant rise in flu among children over the past week.

#BOB VYLAN: Controversial punk-rap duo Bob Vylan paid a visit to Leinster House today for a tour of the parliament building and a meeting with pro-Palestinian TDs and Senators.

#METROLINK: We went to Ranelagh to ask about Metrolink. Locals weren’t too keen to talk.

#LOCATION: Last weekend, X – the social media platform formerly known as Twitter – rolled out a new feature that aims to provide more transparency around the site’s users.

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