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GOOD EVENING

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

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

1. #JIHAD: There are a number of jihadists in Ireland, the Foreign Affairs Minister has confirmed, but Charlie Flanagan says the threat is low.

2. #BALLYFERMOT: Gardaí are investigating after a man’s body was found in Ballyfermot.

3. #IBIZA: A Northern Irish man has died just hours after arriving in Ibiza. Alan Drennan from Antrim was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday morning.

4. #DEATH THREAT: Senator Lorraine Higgins has received a third death threat in the space of the last 12 months.

5. #PARKING UP: The Seanad should move to Farmleigh, one senator thinks.