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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. #MIDDLE EAST: Iran rejected the ceasefire proposal sent by the United States, according to Iranian state television, which cited an unnamed senior official who said Tehran has put forward its own proposal.

2. #CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: The new Children’s Hospital is not on track to be handed over to the State by builders BAM by the end of April, and over 500 staff still need to be recruited in advance of its opening, the health committee heard.

3. #COURTS: A marketing executive with a radio network was released on bail after appearing in court over a seizure of €110,000 worth of cannabis at his office building in Dublin.

4. #LIMERICK: A solicitor representing three Limerick road policing gardaí echoed the Tánaiste’s call for a public inquiry after prosecutions against three more gardaí charged with perverting the course of justice were withdrawn.

5. #PRAGUE: Republic of Ireland fans in Prague are understood to have secured in the region of 2,000 tickets within the home section for the World Cup qualifier with Czechia.

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