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Evening Wrap
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. #BELFAST: The condition of the Belfast stabbing victim is “improving” and he could be released from a coma within the next 48 hours, DUP leader Gavin Robinson said.
2. #WORLD CUP: The countdown to kick off at World Cup 2026 is well and truly on, with the competition’s first match starting at 8pm Irish time.
3. #INTEREST RATES: The European Central Bank has hiked interest rates for the first time since 2023, with its key deposit rate jumping to 2.25% from 17 June from 2%.
4. #STARMER: Opponents of Keir Starmer’s UK government have claimed it is “falling apart” after the UK prime minister lost the fourth cabinet minister of is premiership.
5. #SLIGO: Gardaí attended a scene of criminal damage by fire that occurred at a premises on Holborn Street, Sligo, yesterday evening at approximately 11pm.
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