The 5 at 5: Thursday

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By Stephen McDermott Thursday 21 Jan 2021, 4:51 PM

Jan 21st 2021, 4:51 PM 7,482 Views 0 Comments

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

1. #LEVEL 5: The Taoiseach has said that Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions will likely continue “well into” February.

2. #STORMONT: The Northern executive has agreed to extend the lockdown that has been in place since St Stephen’s Day until 5 March.

3. #VACCINATIONS: The HSE has confirmed that 121,900 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ireland up to yesterday.

4. #RIP: Irish athletics great Jerry Kiernan has died at the age of 67.

5. #COURTS: A man convicted of coercively controlling and repeatedly assaulting his former partner has been jailed for ten-and-a-half years.

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The 5 at 5: Thursday