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GOOD EVENING

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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #TRIBUNAL: A Sunday Times columnist told the Disclosures Tribunal another journalist told her that garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe had sexually abused a child, information which was incorrect.

2. #MURDER: A 13-year-old boy accused of the murder of schoolgirl Anastasia Kriegel has been further remanded in custody for formal directions to be obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

3. #WEATHER: Rain and thunder warnings, both valid until 10pm, have been issued for several counties by Met Éireann.

4. #EUROPE: Italy gained a new prime minister, while Spain lost theirs after Mariano Rajoy lost a no-confidence vote.

5. #CLARE: Two teenage boys who drowned in a Clare quarry yesterday have been named locally as Jack Kenneally and Shay Moloney.

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