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

LAST UPDATE | 23 Oct 2025

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

1. #ELECTION: A new poll suggests Catherine Connolly could win the presidential election on the first count.

2. #CITYWEST: Sixteen people have appeared in court after a second night of rioting outside an Ipas centre in Ceitywest. 

3. #SOLDIER F: A former British soldier has been found not guilty of murdering two men on Bloody Sunday in 1972.

4. #COURTS: A man has been found guilty of the murder of Kieran Quilligan.

5. #SPOILING FOR A VOTE: An increase in spoiled ballots could “considerably” slow down the counting process in the presidential election.

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