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

1. #IRAN WAR: US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has called the Iranian government “barbaric savages” and said today would see the “most intense” aristrikes on Iran so far. 

2. #COURTS: The Journal Investigates has revealed that judges are seeing increasingly aggressive behaviour in courtrooms. 

3. #EU HONOURS: Mary Robinson and members of U2 are among the first recipients of a new European award recognising people who have helped promote and defend the continent’s core values.

4. #WEATHER WARNING: A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for all of Ireland as Met Éireann forecasts possible snow later in the week.

5. #GAFFS: Housing Minister James Browne is facing criticism for his attendance at a global property investment event in Cannes, France, where he is promoting the Irish housing market to overseas investors.  

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