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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. #BOOSTER: People aged 40 to 49 will be offered Covid-19 boosters from 27 December, three weeks ahead of schedule, the HSE confirmed today.

2. #DONEGAL: The HSE has apologied after a review found residents suffered ‘sustained sexual abuse’ at a Donegal facility.

3. #NEW VACCINE: The EU drug regulator said it would decide whether the Novavax coronavirus jab will become the fifth vaccine approved for the bloc at a meeting next Monday.

4. #CYBER ATTACK: The Coombe Hospital said it has been targeted by a cyber attack.

5. #TASMANIA: Five children were killed and several others were seriously injured when a gust of wind blew their bouncy castle into the air at an end-of-term party in Australia.

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