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

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

1. #IRELAND AND ISRAEL: Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said two Israeli ministers have been banned from travelling to Ireland.

2. #DONALDSON TRIAL: The trial of Jeffrey Donaldson has heard a church pastor state an alleged victim told him she could not report abuse because it would “destroy” the former DUP leader’s “political reputation”.

3. #TUAM EXCAVATION: A further eight sets of infant remains have been recovered as part of the ongoing excavation of the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam.

4. #ROTUNDA HOSPITAL: The health minister has said consultants at the Rotunda maternity hospital are paid “richly” to work in the public system, and are therefore expected “to be there”.

5. #EMERGENCY TEXTS: A new text alert system for emergencies that has been approved by the government is estimated to cost up to €15 million.

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