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Evening Wrap
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. #VACCINES The wait for a fully vaccinated person who had a breakthrough Covid-19 infection to receive a booster is being reduced from sixth months to three.
2. #EWSS The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is reopening for businesses affected by the most recent Covid-19 restrictions.
3. #FREEDOM OF LIMERICK Campaigner Vicky Phelan is to be awarded the Freedom of Limerick for her work seeking justice for women affected by the Cervical Check scandal.
4. #FRAUD The CSO recorded a 72% increase in fraud crimes this year driven by attempts to obtain personal and banking information.
5. #BRITAIN Brexit is driving a steep decline in trade between Ireland and Britain but an increase in cross-border trade with Northern Ireland has mostly offset the drop.
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