The 5 at 5: Tuesday

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

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

1. #GSOC: A retired high court judge is to review claims of surveillance at the office of the Garda Ombudsman, the Justice Minister has announced. Meanwhile, Sinn Féin has hit back at accusations that the party has undermined the work of an Oireachtas committee examining the controversy.

2. #CRIME: Five men and two women have been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a girl. The arrests were carried out early this morning in Dublin and Wexford.

2. #CRUSH: Gardaí in Galway shut down an unofficial Rag Week event at a night club last night after a crowd surge. Video has emerged showing the crush.

4. COURTS: A man has appeared before Tallaght District Court charged in connection with the death of Sonia Blout. The 31-year-old woman was found dead by cleaning staff at a hotel on Sunday afternoon.

5. #XXX: Explaining how it appeared that he had favourited a ‘teenie’ porn image on Twitter, Junior Minister Alex White has said that his account was ‘compromised’.