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Evening Wrap
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. #CHARACTER REFERENCE The Tánaiste has appealed to the TD who gave a character reference to a sexual offender to come forward and “have the courage to put their name to it”.
2. #HOUSING A former office on Clare Street in Dublin 2 has been converted into a residential property, with up to 22 bed spaces available to let for up to €890 each per month.
3. #US SHOOTING A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early morning attack on his family on Sunday, police said.
4. #ELECTRIC BILLS There are calls for greater transparency on electricity costs in Ireland after Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien warned of price hikes of up to 9% over the summer.
5. #RURAL V URBAN Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has distanced himself from the comments of his former party leader in relation to rural and urban Ireland.
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