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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. #TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY: 6,666 abortions were carried out last year under laws enacted after the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
2. #BELFAST: Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams joined crowds at the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey.
3. #LGBT RIGHTS: Mary McAleese has condemned the Catholic Church for “intrinsically evil” teachings on homosexuality.
4. #MUDSLIDES: Thousands of tonnes of bog slid down a mountain in Leitrim.
5. #PROPERTY LADDER: The new housing minister has promised an affordable housing scheme that will range in price from €160,000 to €250,000.
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