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Evening Wrap
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. #DREW FLU: There has been “substantial” progress in talks between garda representative bodies and Commissioner Drew Harris regarding the ongoing roster dispute, sources have said.
2. #HEALTH SERVICE: Staff members in managerial and administrative posts are working-to-rule after the HSE introduced a complete recruitment freeze on Wednesday.
3. #STEPPING DOWN: Former Labour leader and current Wexford TD Brendan Howlin has announced he will not be contesting the next general election.
4. #KHARKIV: A 10-year-old and his grandmother have been killed after Russian missiles smashed into Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, just hours after another attack left dozens dead at a wake in a nearby village.
5. #TIDYTOWNS: Abbeyleix in Co Laois has been named as Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023.
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