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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. #DAENA WALSH: A man has been found guilty of the murder of his partner who was found dead with 25 knife wounds and a partially amputated arm in a burning apartment in Co Cork two years ago.

2. #MEATH: Contractors are at the site of a house in Co Meath at the centre of a long-running planning dispute.

3. #EVICTIONS: There was an increase of 41% notices of termination at the end of last year ahead of the government’s sweeping changes to the rental sector.

4. #ENERGY PRICES: Six countries have said they are ready to contribute to efforts to re-open the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic, after US president Donald Trump insisted earlier this week that he did not want their help.

5. #COYBIG: Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has included two uncapped players in his 25-man squad ahead of next Thursday’s World Cup play-off away to Czechia.

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