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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. #MCGREGOR: Nikita Hand has launched a civil action against Conor McGregor and her former neighbours, Samantha O’Reilly and Stephen Cummins, who were due to be witnesses in the former MMA fighter’s failed appeal.

2. #TRADE WARS: Donald Trump has ordered the reimposition of tariffs on dozens of trading partners – his cornerstone strategy for reshaping global trade to benefit the US economy.

#STORM COMING: Storm Floris has been named by the UK’s Met Office and the storm is forecast to cause wet and windy conditions in Ireland on Sunday night and Monday.

4. #COMPLICITY: The former chief diplomat of the European Union has issued a grave warning to EU leaders about their “complicity” in genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel in Palestine. 

5. #RACIST ATTACKS: The Indian embassy in Ireland has issued a safety advisory to Indian citizens after a recent increase in physical attacks against citizens.

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