The 5 at 5: Thursday

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. #FRANCE A man armed a knife attacked a group of preschool children playing by a lake in the French Alps this morning, injuring four along with an adult, and sending shockwaves through the country.

2. #UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised the rescue efforts following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam while visiting nearby Kherson today.

But he also expressed dismay at a lack of help from the UN and Red Cross with the relief efforts.

3. #COMMUTE Irish Rail has warned customers to expect significant delays on some services this afternoon after it worked to fix a “major signalling issue”.

4. #GROCERY INFLATION Finance Minister Michael McGrath said it’s “only a matter of time” before more grocery chains cut prices.

Tesco today lowered prices on more than 700 products, which McGrath says is “quite a significant turning point” for grocery price inflation.

5. #COURTS Former RTÉ 2FM and Classic Hits DJ Nikki Hayes is to be sentenced later this year after she admitted money-laundering €10,000 through her bank account.