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

LAST UPDATE | 21 Oct 2025

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

1. #SAGGART A man has appeared in court charged over the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in west Dublin.

2. #RAIL SERVICES Some train services will not operate on the upcoming October Bank Holiday weekend as Iarnród Éireann carries out a series of major works in Dublin, Louth and Galway. 

3. #ARAS 2025 Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly sat down with The Journal’s The Candidate podcast today. 

4. #PALESTINE US Vice President JD Vance led a delegation to Israel today to discuss the fragile ceasefire in its war on Gaza. 

5. #COURTS A young man charged with the murder of Ukrainian youth Vadym Davydenko at a Tusla care unit in Dublin has been further remanded in custody.

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