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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.

1. #EU: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is visiting Cork along with the 26 other members of the College of Commissioners.

2. #UKRAINE: Russia hit Kyiv with a barrage of missile and drone strikes in the early hours of this morning, killing at least 17 people.

3. #DOONBEG: US president Donald Trump has said he “thinks” he will visit his Doonbeg golf resort during the upcoming Irish Open. 

4. #HOUSING: Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for a 14-storey purpose built student accommodation development next to Croke Park in Dublin 1 despite local objections.

5. #DEFENCE FORCES: Ireland should look to recruit new Defence Forces members from abroad, a TD suggested in the Dáil today.

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