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

LAST UPDATE | 29 Nov 2024

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

1. #HOMELESSNESS The number of people living in emergency accommodation increased last month to a record 14,966 people.

2. #ASSISTED DYING Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in parliament.

3. #POLLING DAY DELIVERY Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has given birth to a baby girl today. 

4. #DEATH Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, who was jailed for the manslaughter of an intruder to his home near Lough Corrib in October 2004, has passed away aged 81 following a long illness.

5. #DRUGS A shop worker who made €1,500 a week dealing drugs so he could set up a tattoo business has been given a two-year suspended sentence following a cannabis seizure in Mullingar.

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