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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day so far.

1. #PROTEST Taoiseach Simon Harris said he was “horrified” to see the gathering of “masked people” outside Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman’s family home last night. 

2. #STARDUST Families of the 48 victims who were killed in the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire spoke about what the unlawful killing verdict reached by the jury in the long-awaited inquests means to them.

3. #BLOODY SUNDAY Former British soldiers investigated for perjury over Bloody Sunday will not face any charges.

4. #MIDDLE EAST G7 foreign ministers urged “all parties” to “work to prevent further escalation” in the Middle East following reports that Israel carried out revenge strikes on Iran. 

5. #VACCINES The HSE’s spring booster vaccination programme is set to get underway on Monday with the rollout of free Covid-19 vaccine to recommended groups.

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