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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #COURTS: Two Aer Lingus employees and a Chinese national appeared in court charged in connection with illegal immigration at Dublin Airport.

2. #PAY RISE: Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary brushed off criticism of his airline’s social media policy after tweets mocking Aer Lingus were posted yesterday.

3. #SAVED LIVES: Specialist gardaí disrupted “an imminent attack” in the capital today after they seized a substantial amount of guns and ammunition in west Dublin.

4. #NOT SO FAST: The UK’s Supreme Court ruled triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty must be put before Parliament before Brexit happens.

5. #BEST ACTRESS: Irish actor Ruth Negga has secured an Oscar nomination for her role in Loving. Read about her family’s reaction here.

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