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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. #MICHAEL SHINE: In his first public interview about hundreds of child sex abuse allegations against him, former surgeon Michael Shine showed no remorse and took no responsibility for his crimes.
2. #SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok was hit with a €530 million fine by Ireland’s data data protection regulator for breaching privacy rules.
3. #LOUTH: Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to an incident early this morning where a van was driven at a Garda on patrol in Ardee, Co Louth, causing serious injuries.
4. #UK: UK prime minister Keir Starmer conceded Labour’s loss to Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election was “disappointing,” but insisted he was determined to delivering change faster.
5. #CONCLAVE: Vatican firefighters installed a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as the 7 May conclave to elect a new pope grows nearer.
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