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GOOD EVENING

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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #VACCINES: People in their 40s are set to get a choice of the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson, or wait for the mRNA vaccine.

2. #MALWARE: X-ray and paediatric appointments have been hit as the HSE continues to grapple with the ransomware attack.

3. #OPENING TIME: Happy shoppers returned to stores today but city retailers warned that tourism and office workers are still key

4. #GAZA: Israel continued its aerial bombardment in Gaza today while the US asked for the “justification” for the bombing of a media building.

5. #HOWTH: Irish Rail is investigating the “unauthorised distribution” of the Howth Junction incident video.