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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Time for your five o’clock round-up
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day.
1. #BILLS Electric Ireland has said it is to reduce residential electricity and gas prices by 10% and 12% respectively for over 1.1 million customers, effective from 1 November.
2. #FARMERS Irish farmers picketed a meeting of the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue this morning, over plans by the European Commission to cut Ireland’s nitrate derogation limit.
3. #YOUGHAL Gardaí have opened an investigation into the deaths of two men at an Ironman triathlon event at Youghal, Co Cork last month.
4. #HOMELESSNESS More homeless people are being admitted into Irish psychiatric wards each year, despite the overall number of admissions being on the decline.
5. #REFUGEES Minister for Integration Roder O’Gorman has said that he can’t rule out the use of tents to house refugees in the future.
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