The 5 at 5: Wednesday

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. #ARREST: A serving garda has been arrested by ombudsman investigators as part of their investigation into the death of a man in Dublin

2. #CHEMO DELAYS: The health minister has said there’s “no point” in promising additional staff to tackle delays for breast cancer patients’ access to chemotherapy in Ireland due to an already “persistent” issue with recruitment in the health service

3. #GAZA: The Israeli military has pressed operations around Gaza city today, as it prepares to invade the territory’s largest region, where the UN has declared a famine

4. #LEAVING CERT: Students across the country received their results last week but this afternoon, they have been told if those grades and points translate to entry into their preferred third-level courses. The full list of CAO round one offers can be found here

5. #SCHOOL SHOOTING: At least two people have died and a dozen have been injured following a shooting at a school in the US state of Minneapolis