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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
LAST UPDATE | 25 Feb 2025
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day so far.
1.#TRUMP VISIT: The Taoiseach has said he would ‘absolutely’ invite Trump to Ireland following his upcoming Washington visit
2.#VATICAN: Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of two new saints from his hospital bed, after he “rested well all night long” despite his critical condition
3.#FUNERAL: The funeral of former senior IRA man Brendan “Bik” McFarlane is taking place in Belfast, with a number of Sinn Féin TDs in attendance
4.#NATIONAL GALLERY: A number of TDs have criticised the National Gallery of Ireland over their purchase of a €120,000 x-ray scanner despite not having the facilities to store the device for over eight years
5.#LICENCE: Drivers should get back to basics and sit another driving theory test every time they renew their licence, one Labour TD has suggested
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