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GOOD EVENING

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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #STORM BARRA: Red wind warning for Cork, Clare and Kerry, orange or yellow warnings for the rest of country as Storm Barra approaches.

2. #SENTENCED: A Dublin schoolboy has been given a six-month sentence for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old friend.

3. #DEMAND: The Department of Foreign Affairs warned it could have to process 1.75 million passport applications next year, having never even reached an annual figure of one million before.

4. #CASH MONEY: The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed plans to redesign its euro banknotes, with a final decision on the new look expected in 2024.

5. #SCHOOLS: Children should not be excluded from school “in the first instance” when implementing public health measures around face masks, the Department of Education has advised.