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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. #STORM AMY: A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for the whole country on Friday ahead of Storm Amy. 

2. #COURTS: A man accused of stabbing a Garda in Dublin in July has been further charged with arson of Conor McGregor’s Black Forge Inn and engaging in terrorist activity during the two incidents.

3. #ÁRAS RUN: Senator Michael McDowell has said he didn’t nominate Maria Steen for the presidency because he has been “consistently liberal” and that her election would have been a “step backwards” for Ireland.

4. #CHILDCARE FEES: Over 50 childcare providers have left the government’s Core Funding scheme in the last few years, putting further pressure on parents and the affordability of much-needed childcare.

5. #WOMAN IN THE ÁRAS: Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has said that people “didn’t understand” the 2024 referendum on removing reference to women in the home and amending the family article.

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