The 5 at 5: Wednesday

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. #COURTS: The sentence hearing of former hurling star DJ Carey has been postponed until Friday after the court was told that he is in hospital.

2. #PALESTINE: Dozens of Israeli air strikes overnight have killed at least 100 people in Gaza, according to the territory’s civil defence agency.

3. #ENOCH BURKE: The Department of Education has contributed more than €4,000 to allow Wilson’s Hospital School to pay for security to stop Enoch Burke from trespassing on its grounds.

4. #WEATHER WARNINGS: Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow weather warnings for six counties tomorrow, while Hurricane Melissa may cause more wet and windy conditions next week as the remnants of the storm are forecast to hit Ireland on Monday.

5. #BIRD FLU: Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork is “actively exploring potential support options” to help with its operational costs of around €120,000 while it is closed due to a bird flu outbreak.