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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #MURDER INVESTIGATION Two separate murder investigations are currently underway in Sligo following the deaths of two men in separate incidents in a 24-hour period.
2. #UKRAINE Russia’s defence ministry has claimed that more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, while top Ukrainian officials insist the city is still resisting.
3. #DUBLIN A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman (80s) was found at a residence on Seville Place, Dublin 1.
4. #ENERGY COSTS Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the VAT rate has been cut from 13.5% to 9% on energy bills until the end of October.
5. #CERVICALCHECK A report on Ireland’s cervical cancer screening programme has indicated that the coverage of the population eligible for screening has continued to dip slightly since 2017.
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