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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. #CATHOLIC CHURCH: Pope Leo apologised to abuse survivor David Ryan during a private audience today at the Vatican.

2. #WEATHER WARNINGS: Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited the south east of the country to see areas hit by flooding brought on by Storm Chandra. It comes as Met Éireann issued further rainfall warnings for southern and eastern counties.

3. #EPSTEIN FILES: Queen’s University Belfast said it will cut ties with George Mitchell, who was honoured for his work in the Irish peace process, due his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. 

4. #FATAL COLLISION: A man in his 40s died in a road traffic collision in Co Cavan this morning.

5. #JEFFREY DONALDSON: The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife on charges relating to alleged historical sexual offences is expected to start in May.

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