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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #ARAS: Michael D Higgins has confirmed he will seek a second term in the Áras, as had been widely expected.
2. #NOMINATIONS: Meanwhile, former presidential candidate Sean Gallagher has written to all of the councils in Ireland asking that they formally set aside time to discuss nominations for the president of Ireland.
3. #THAILAND: All 12 boys and their football coach have been rescued from a flooded Thai cave today, completing an astonishing rescue mission that has captivated the world.
4. #STRIKE: Ryanair has announced that it will cancel 30 of its 290 Irish flights this Thursday due to strike action.
5. #ANGLO: David Drumm, the former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank, has received a fully suspended sentence of 15 months for his role in an illegal loan scheme.
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