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The 5 at 5 Here are five of the biggest news stories of the day so far.

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

1. #PSNI Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said that dissident republicans claim to be in possession of information circulating on WhatsApp following a data blunder.

2. #GUN SEIZURE Gardaí have arrested two men and seized a gun after a chase in Mullingar.

3. #EVICTIONS Over 5,700 notices to quit were issued to tenants from landlords in the second quarter of 2023, new data from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows. 

4. # FERNANDO VILLAVICENCIO Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an anti-corruption presidential candidate was shot and killed at a political rally.

5. #TV LICENSE People Before Profit has proposed a plan for RTÉ and public broadcasting that suggests replacing the TV licence with a new corporation tax, targeting technology companies.

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