The 5 at 5: Tuesday

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. #BUDGET DAY A higher income tax band, cigarettes to reach €20 a box by midnight, and a €15 million scheme to support pubs. These are just some of the announcements made today by Simon Harris for Budget 2027. Here is a summary of them. You can also use our calculator to figure out how it will affect your pay. And you can follow our liveblog for minute-by-minute update of how the budget played out throughout the day.

2. #ISLAMIC STATE The Court of Appeal has upheld former soldier Lisa Smith’s conviction for membership of the terrorist group Islamic State.

3. #7 OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY Israel’s defence minister has put the military on high alert before the anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, warning Gazans would pay a “heavy price” if forces were harmed.

4. #PATRICK ‘PATSY’ O’SULLIVAN A Cork man who went missing 34 years ago has been located deceased in the UK.

5. #ASOS HACK Thousands of ASOS customers, including in Ireland, have been sent a phone alert saying the retailer has been hacked.