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Evening Wrap

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

5.10pm, 13 Mar 2026
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LAST UPDATE | 2 hrs ago

1. #WAR: The US has been criticised by Germany for its decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil, as the American-Israeli war against Iran continues to drive up fuel prices.

2. #JAILED: A doctor who raped a nurse in Limerick has been jailed for eight years.

3. #SHATTER VS MURPHY: Former justice minister Alan Shatter has sued People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Paul Murphy over a social media post about Jeffrey Epstein. 

4. #RENTERS: Up to 20 families are facing eviction from the same apartment block in Limerick city.

5. #IRAQ: All six crew members died when an American refulling plane went down in Iraq, the US military has confirmed. 

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