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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

4.49pm, 28 Aug 2025
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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day. 

1. #COURTS: A man has been denied bail after being charged in connection with a major Dublin drug and assault weapons bust

2. #SPENCER BRIDGE: Gardaí are seeking help to identify a man’s body, found in Dublin city centre yesterday

3. #UNIFIL: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, where Irish soldiers have served for decades, looks set to end

4. #GAZA: Ministers from Sweden and the Netherlands are the latest to call for the suspension of the EU-Israel trade deal

5. #FOR FLUICH SAKE: Ponchos and wellies will ‘come in handy’ as wild weather has been predicted for Electric Picnic

Sweden and Netherlands latest countries to call for suspension of EU-Israel trade deal

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