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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. #TIPPERARY: Gardaí are investigating following the discovery of the bodies of a woman and a young child at a property in Co Tipperary.

2. #COURTS: A man who was in disguise and armed with a hammer when he returned to a pub when they were cleaning up to continue an assault on security staff has been given 240 hours of community service.

3. #UK ELECTIONS: The Irish government is taking a cautious approach to reacting to the UK local election results, as UK prime minister Keir Starmer has said he takes responsibility for Labour’s “tough” local election results but has vowed to carry on as British prime minister.

4. #HANTAVIRUS: A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak.

5. #KNEECAP: Kneecap could make history later today by becoming one of the first ever Irish-language albums to reach the summit of the UK charts

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