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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #TRAVEL: The fine for travelling abroad for non-essential reasons is to increase from €500 to €2,000.
2. #BRRRR: The public has been told to expect disruptions to travel systems as well as more weather warnings as temperatures drop and accumulations of snow are expected.
3. #TESTS: NPHET has written to the Government and recommended a reduction in the number of days close contacts must restrict their movements if they test negative and are asymptomatic.
4. #DEAL: CETA, the controversial EU-Canada trade deal, is to be referred to an Oireachtas committee, delaying a Dáil vote that would likely split Green Party TDs.
5. #PENSION AGE: Sinn Féin has criticised government plans to introduce a new welfare payment for 65-year-olds who are no longer employed.
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