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GOOD EVENING

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #GOING, GOING, GONE: The online sales service eBay has been given notice to leave its Dundalk facility – it’s not known yet where it will be relocating.

2. #HICKEY ARREST: A police commissioner from Rio de Janeiro has defended the decision to film Pat Hickey as he was arrested in Brazil.

3. #SELF-DOCTORING: The Medical Council referred 23 doctors to supports for substance abuse issues last year, according to its annual report.

4. #TAX DEALS: The US Treasury said the European Commission’s probe into claimed sweetheart deals for firms like Apple, Amazon and Starbucks “undermines the international tax system”.

5. #OPERATION THOR: Almost €700,000 worth of heroin, ecstasy, and cannabis has been seized by gardaí in separate operations in Dublin and Meath. Raids were also carried out in four south Dublin houses this morning.

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