The 5 at 5: Monday

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. #RACE FOR THE ÁRAS: Candidates seeking a spot on the presidential ballot via the council route have been addressing councillors around the country today. You can keep up with how things are developing on our liveblog.

2. #SUPER MONDAY: Businessman Gareth Sheridan has secured his first of four County Council nominations as Kerry voted to back him for his presidential run.

3. #SOLDIER F: The shooting of civilians on Bloody Sunday by a former paratrooper and his platoon mates were “unjustified”, “unnecessary” and “gratuitous”, the veteran’s murder trial has heard.

4. #HIP DYSPLASIA: A Cork mother whose daughter has cerebral palsy, a dysplastic hip, twisted femur and retroverted pelvis confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Fianna Fáil think-in today.

5. #COURTS: Separate rulings have gone against businessman John Magnier in his plans for land developments in Co Tipperary.