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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. #SPINAL SURGERIES:  Tánaiste Simon Harris is to face a motion of no confidence in the Dáil over his handling of children’s healthcare relating to spinal surgeries.

2. #RACE FOR THE ÁRAS Independent Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys were grilled by Pat Kenny on their past records, their views on Donald Trump and the Triple Lock in the latest debate.

3. #HIGH COURT: A judge has suggested that Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for a security guard who has been hired to keep him away from the grounds of his former employer.

4. #QUALIFICATION ONCE AGAIN: Independent Ireland has called for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland international soccer teams to be merged into “one super soccer team” to take on all-comers.

5. #EXPLAINER: What is the drug-fuelled Vegas sporting event that just recruited an Irish Olympian?

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