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Evening Wrap
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. #INTEREST RATES The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 2%.
2. #TRAVEL BAN US President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban targeting nationals of 12 countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term.
3. #CLIMATE CHANGE Spring 2025 was the warmest spring Ireland has ever experienced in the 126 years of weather records held by Met Éireann.
4. #NURSING HOMES The nursing homes regulator had stopped new admissions to the Laois facility featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme.
5. #SEAN MCGOVERN Lawyers for Sean McGovern (39), who is charged with murder and directing a criminal organisation, have raised a concern about the legality of his extradition to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates last week.
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